Childhood brain & spinal cord tumors [electronic resource] : a guide for families, friends & caregivers / Tania Shiminski-Maher, Patsy Cullen, Maria Sansalone.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 504-515) and index.

Diagnosis -- Signs and symptoms -- Where should your child receive treatment? -- Physical responses -- Emotional responses -- The immediate future -- The Brain and Spinal Cord -- The brain -- Ventricular system -- Increased intracranial pressure -- Spinal cord -- From the CNS to the body -- Types of Tumors -- Who gets central nervous system tumors? -- Types of CNS tumors -- Treatment -- Coping with Procedures -- Planning for procedures -- Pain management -- Procedures -- Your Child's Hospitalization -- The room -- Food -- Parking -- The endless waiting -- Befriending the staff -- Being an advocate for your child -- Where do the kids play? -- Family and Friends -- The extended family -- Friends -- Restructuring family life -- Forming a Partnership with the Medical Team -- The hospital -- Finding a surgeon and neuro-oncologist -- Choosing a hospital -- Types of relationships -- Communication -- Getting a second opinion -- Conflict resolution -- Changing doctors -- Surgery -- The neurosurgeon -- Types of surgery -- Presurgical evaluation -- Anesthesia -- The surgery -- Postoperative complications -- Discharge -- Clinical Trials -- Why are children enrolled in clinical trials? -- What is standard treatment? -- What types of clinical trials are there? -- What is randomization? -- What about experimental drugs? -- Who designs clinical trials? -- Who supervises clinical trials? -- What questions should parents ask about clinical trials? -- What is informed consent? -- What is a protocol?

Description based on print version record.