Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from April 1998

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from April 1998

Blood-brain barrier disruption for the treatment of malignant brain tumors: the national program.
April 1, 1998... Introduction The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is made up of tight junctions which line the central nervous system capillaries.[5] These tight junctions effectively exclude substances that are lipid insoluble and those of a molecular...

Pulmonary management following acute SCI. (spinal cord injury)
April 1, 1998... Introduction Respiratory complications remain the leading cause of mortality and morbidity following acute spinal cord injury (SCI).[2,11,73,54] Mortality rates from pulmonary complications during the first year following SCI range...

Spinal cervical infection: a case report and current update.
April 1, 1998... Introduction Cervical spine infection may include infection of the vertebral body (osteomyelitis) and the disc space (discitis) with extension to the epidural space forming an epidural abscess. The dural barrier prevents the spinal...

Elements of empowerment and MS patients. (multiple sclerosis)
April 1, 1998... Introduction This article identifies and describes the elements that are crucial to the efforts of nurses in promoting and encouraging empowerment in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The choice of subject is based on the role that...

Issues related to caring for infants to adults on an integrated epilepsy unit.
April 1, 1998... Introduction Designing a comprehensive epilepsy program with an inpatient unit that combines pediatric and adult patients provides challenges for the professional staff. Staff members must be experienced in the care of patients of all...

Postcomatose unawareness in a brain-injured population.
April 1, 1998... Introduction In the rehabilitation field, researchers and clinicians have learned a great deal from people who have recovered lost functions. Although the underlying mechanisms are not well understood, efforts are still being made to...

Copolymer-1 in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. (includes continuing education test)
April 1, 1998... Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that attacks the myelin sheath, or protective covering of the nerve cells of the CNS. When demyelination occurs, multiple patches of sclerotic scar...