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Chapter: Medical Surgical Nursing: Management of Patients With Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders

Degenerative Disorders

1. Parkinson’s Disease 2. Huntington’s Disease 3. Alzheimer’s Disease 4. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 5. Muscular Dystrophies 6. Degenerative Disk Disease 7. Herniation of a Cervical Intervertebral Disk 8. Herniation of a Lumbar Disk 9. Post-Polio Syndrome

Degenerative Disorders

Neurologic disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system that are degenerative in nature include Parkinson’s disease, Hunt-ington’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophies, and degenerative disc disease. A relatively new phenomenon, post-polio syndrome, may be degenerative in nature and is also discussed. A slow onset of signs and symptoms charac-terizes these disorders. Patients are managed at home for as long as possible and admitted to the acute care setting for exacerbations, treatments, and surgical interventions as needed.

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