The nurse is admitting a client who has a tumour of the right frontal lobe. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe?
A)Judgement changes
B)Expressive aphasia
C)Right-sided weakness
D)Difficulty swallowing

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The frontal lobes control intellectual activities such as judgement. Speech is controlled in the parietal lobe. Weakness and hemiplegia occur on the contralateral side from the tumour. Swallowing is controlled by the brain stem.

The Nurse Is Admitting a Client Who Has a Tumour