Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from October 1999

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from October 1999

Guest Editorial: Ensuring the Future.
October 1, 1999... If you could ensure the future of neuroscience nursing by writing a check, would you? Simple as it may seem, writing a check as a donation to the Neuroscience Nursing Foundation can do just that. The Neuroscience Nursing Foundation (NNF) is...

Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia on the Incidence and Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension.
October 1, 1999... Abstract: Therapeutic hypothermia initiated immediately after a severe head trauma holds promise for improving outcomes. However, the effect of hypothermia on intracranial pressure (ICP) is not yet known. This study was a secondary analysis,...

Cerebral Hydatid Cysts in Children.
October 1, 1999... Abstract: A parasitic tapeworm, called Taneia Echinococcus, causes hydatid disease. Hydatid disease is endemic in sheep and cattle-raising areas of the world. Hydatid disease of the central nervous system constitutes 2%-3% of all reported cases...

The Relation of Premorbid Factors to Aggressive Physical Behavior in Dementia.
October 1, 1999... Abstract- Aggressive physical behavior (APB) is common in persons with dementia and often leads to negative consequences such as use of restraints and staff member burnout. For the past several years, a group of nurse researchers has...

Using Transcranial Doppler Sonography to Augment the Neurological Examination after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
October 1, 1999... Abstract: Vasospasm is the leading cause of death in patients who survive initial sub-arachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Evidence of blood in the subarachnoid space on computed tomography (CT) scan can often predict the occurrence of vasospasm....

The Implementation and Maintenance of the Ketogenic Diet in Children.
October 1, 1999... Abstract: The Ketogenic Diet is an effective treatment for epilepsy in children. At Johns Hopkins Hospital more than 400 children have been placed on the Ketogenic Diet. The implementation and maintenance of this treatment require significant...

A Case Report: Maxillotomy for Removal of a Clival Chordoma.
October 1, 1999... Abstract: Although clival chordomas account for only a small percentage (0.2%) of all intracranial tumors, they represent a considerable challenge for the neurosurgical team.[4] The problems of surgical accessibility to the clivus, management...

Understanding the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Huntington's Disease.
October 1, 1999... Abstract: Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative process that is manifest as deterioration in a person's motor control, cognition and emotional stability. Emotional instability is reflected through a variety of symptoms such as...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
October 1, 1999... Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been available for well over a decade, its technology and applications continue to expand. One important application that is continuing to evolve is its use in multiple sclerosis (MS). Given the...

Evidence-Based Practice.
October 1, 1999... The health-care environment and its goals have changed significantly in recent years. Nursing practice has changed as well, creating an environment in which documenting patient outcomes, alternative methods of delivering care and evidence-based...

Alternative Medicine.
October 1, 1999... There is little doubt that alternative medicine is gaining acceptance both from the public domain and traditional medicine. A measure of this is that the National Library of Medicine, Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of...

Advanced Nursing Practice.
October 1, 1999... Nurses in advanced-practice roles have become more common, and the literature clearly demonstrates that nurses with advanced knowledge and skill promote a higher quality of care. One niche for advanced-practice nurses is in the care of patients...

Genetics.
October 1, 1999... We are at the dawn of the genetic age. In very recent times, we have begun to understand the genetic alterations evident in many neurologic diseases and thus develop ways to test for or predict the possibility of disease development. We are now...

Expert Rapid Response.(Review)
October 1, 1999... Expert Rapid Response Adams B, Harold CE (editors) Mosby, Inc., 1999, $36.95 This newly published text is designed to be a bedside guide to the emergent nursing response, treatment, expectations and complications of more than 100 highly...

Collaborative Brain Injury Intervention: Positive Everyday Routines.(Review)
October 1, 1999... Collaborative Brain Injury Intervention: Positive Everyday Routines Ylvisaker M, Feeney T Singular Publishing Group, Inc, 1998, $ 59.95 This book will be a welcome addition to the library of any rehabilitation professional. It is grounded...

Cultural Assessment.(Review)
October 1, 1999... Cultural Assessment Geissler EM Mosby, Inc., 1998, $42.95 This book delivers What the author states as its purpose: to help nurses focus "on the potential variations a culturally diverse client may, or may not exhibit (p. xvi)." Geissler...

Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, 4th edition.(Review)
October 1, 1999... Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, 4th edition Seidel HM, Ball JW, Dains JE, Benedict GW Mosby, Inc., 1999, $38.95 Since 1987, when the first edition was printed, Mosby's Guide has become one of the classic textbooks on physical...