How to care for patients with brain glioma

Glioma is the most common brain tumor caused by the canceration of glial cells in the brain and spinal cord. In daily life, how to care for patients with glioma? Reasonable care can not only promote recovery from the disease, but also help improve one's own immunity. The following editor will introduce several care methods to you.

1. Build confidence in the recovery period, have a correct understanding of the disease, and avoid changes in the disease caused by mental factors. Strengthen systemic supportive therapy, eat more high-protein foods, and ensure good nutrition.

2. Take medication on time and avoid stopping medication on your own, especially anti-epileptic drugs. Regular outpatient follow-up should be conducted to understand the course of the disease.

3. For patients who have undergone cranial bone flap surgery, they should pay attention to local protection after surgery, wear a hat when going out, and try to avoid going to public places to prevent accidents. You can come to the hospital for bone flap repair surgery six months after discharge. You can wash your head after the head incision heals well, usually about 4 weeks after surgery.

4. To prevent tumor recurrence, low-grade gliomas should be reviewed with enhanced MRI of the head every six months, and high-grade gliomas should be reviewed with enhanced MRI of the head every three months, so as to understand the changes in the disease in a timely manner.

5. If the patient develops complications such as hemiplegia, aphasia, etc. after the operation, it is recommended to receive relevant rehabilitation treatment as soon as possible.