Question

A man slips, falls, and bangs the back of his head on the tile floor. The doctor tells him he has some minor swelling in the occipital lobe of his cerebrum. His doctor sends him home to rest and tells him that if there are any changes, he should come back in. What changes would be worrisome, given the area that was injured

Answer 1

The question is incomplete as it does not have the options which are:

• Spotty or blurred vision
• tremors
• decrease in appetite
• Loss of sensation in his peripheral regions

Answer:

Spotty or blurred vision

Explanation:

The occipital lobe is the smallest lobe of all the four lobes present in the brain. The occipital lobe is present in the cerebrum or back side of the brain and is involved in the vision as the image is formed in this lobe.

In the given question when the person falls and his occipital lobe swells then this will affect the primary function of the lobe that is vision. So when the doctor says come back if changes happen then he is referring to the vision problem.

Thus, Spotty or blurred vision