Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from June 2002

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from June 2002

Reaching out. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Trudging off to one of our off-site clinics recently I found myself a little annoyed that I had to leave the sanctuary of our clinic. The off-site clinic was to be held in a residential facility for developmentally disabled adults; I had no...

Letters to the editor.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Dear Editor: I want to share a troubling incident with you and your readers. Following is a letter I wrote after an unsettling office visit with my neurologist. I believe it brings home why it is still important "to know what sort of...

A story of Pick's disease: a rare form of dementia.
June 1, 2002... Abstract: Pick's disease is a progressive illness that affects brain function, eventually causing loss of verbal skills and problem-solving abilities. Pick's disease accounts for 5% of all dementias. The most common symptoms involve...

Addressing spasticity-related pain in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
June 1, 2002... Abstract: Children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) often suffer pain as a result of their spasms. Some studies have suggested that the pain experienced by these children may be poorly controlled or respond poorly to treatment. Limited research...

The impact of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage on functional outcome.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Despite advances in the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a significant percentage of survivors are left with persistent cognitive, behavioral, and emotional changes that affect their day-to-day lives. This article...

Reproductive decision making in women with multiple sclerosis.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common acquired neurological disorder of young adults, often strikes young women in their childbearing years. Despite the overlap of MS onset with the childbearing years of women, little is known...

Kernohan's notch phenomenon: a case study.
June 1, 2002... Abstract: In a patient suffering from brain herniation due to a right-sided subdural hematoma, a neurological examination should show left-sided deficits, known as localizing signs, and a decreased level of consciousness. However, false...

Dietary supplements: applying the knowledge. (Pharmacology Update).
June 1, 2002... Dietary supplements are products other than conventional foods that are intended for ingestion as a supplement to the diet. They can contain vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, amino acids, enzymes, glandulars, organ tissues, or metabolites...

Drug therapy for secondary stroke prevention. (Horizons).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... For the almost half million persons in the U.S. who experience stroke each year, the primary treatment goals focus on secondary stroke prevention and rehabilitation. In spite of extensive study, there is no evidence from clinical trials to...

CT scanning in suspected meningitis. (Horizons).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Bacterial meningitis is a clinical emergency. Diagnosis and subsequent treatment is usually determined on the basis of cerebrospinal fluid analysis from a lumbar puncture. Standard practice dictates computed tomography (CT) of the head prior to...

Multiple sclerosis and cigarette smoking. (Horizons).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... For some time, a link has been suggested between multiple sclerosis (MS) and cigarette smoking. Initial studies suggested that smoking worsened motor deficits during an exacerbation, but the sample was small and further studies were...

Home traction for low-back-pain relief. (Horizons).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Low back pain is endemic, and multiple therapies are in clinical use. As with most problems, no one therapy is completely effective, and patients are often left to seek their own treatments. A novel treatment has recently been made available...

Estrogen replacement after stroke. (Horizons).
June 1, 2002... It has been suggested that estrogen protects against stroke; this idea comes from studies that have shown that the incidence of stroke rises sharply after menopause and that there is a link between hormone replacement and a lower risk of...

Cellular treatments for multiple sclerosis. (Horizons).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Multiple sclerosis (MS) remains a disease with an unknown cause and no cure. Treatment focuses on symptom management and, most recently, prevention of disease progression. The exact response at the cellular level continues to be explored, in...

Quality of life following astrocytoma resection in children. (Horizons).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Parents of children who undergo surgery for brain tumors have concerns about the long-term development of their children. Cerebellar astrocytomas of infancy (juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma) are thought to be curable with surgery. Quality of...

Titanium vs. stainless steel bone flap fixation. (Horizons).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Is titanium as good in the operating room as it is on the golf course? Researchers from several hospitals in Virginia set out to study whether titanium bone flap fixation after cranial surgery was effective and warranted the greater cost of...