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A Patient Is Diagnosed with a Grade II Astrocytoma

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A patient is diagnosed with a Grade II astrocytoma. What does the nurse realize is this patient's prognosis?


Definitions:

Refractory Periods

Time intervals following an action potential during which a neuron is incapable of firing again or the threshold for firing is significantly raised.

Nerve Impulses

Electrical signals that travel along the nerves, enabling communication between the brain and the body.

Nodes of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath of nerve fibers where the axon is exposed, allowing for the rapid conduction of nerve impulses.

Nerve Impulses

Electrical signals that travel along nerve fibers, enabling communication between neurons in the body.

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