Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from October 2004

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from October 2004

Turning over a new leaf versus shaking the tree.(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... Fall is my favorite season; I love the cooler weather and brightly colored foliage. But most of all, I love the change that fall represents. It is "turning over a new leaf," holding the promise of something new, something different, and...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... The following letters were received by the author of "Love and Load--The Lived Experience of the Mother-Child Relationship Among Young Adult Traumatic Brain-Injured Survivors," published in the April 2004 issue of Journal of Neuroscience...

Aging with multiple sclerosis.
October 1, 2004... Abstract: Although multiple sclerosis (MS) does not typically reduce life expectancy, there has been relatively little systematic investigation of the experiences and health-related concerns of people aging with this disease. A current search...

Pain in children with cerebral palsy: a review.
October 1, 2004... Abstract: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) face many challenges including impaired motor control and coordination, functional impairment, sensory disturbances, and, sometimes, communication difficulties and cognitive deficits. Pain also may be...

Neuronal pathway finding: from neurons to initial neural networks.
October 1, 2004... Abstract: Neuronal pathway finding is crucial for structured cellular organization and development of neural circuits within the nervous system. Neuronal pathway finding within the visual system has been extensively studied and therefore is...

A young onset Parkinson's patient: a case study.
October 1, 2004... Abstract: Young onset Parkinson's disease (YOPD) is defined as idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPPD) occurring in people between 21 and 40 years of age; it strikes approximately 5% of Parkinson's patients. YOPD has earlier onset of motor...

Effect of backrest position on intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure in individuals with brain injury: a systematic review.
October 1, 2004... Abstract: Head elevation is a conventional nursing procedure for brain-injured individuals with intracranial hypertension; it is performed with the intent of reducing intracranial pressure (ICP) by means of a noninvasive physical intervention....

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2004... In the article "Preliminary Psychometric Testing of the Fox Simple Quality-of-Life Scale," by Sherry Fox, which appeared in the June 2004 issue of JNN (Vol. 36, No. 3), the Acknowledgment section on page 166 was incomplete. The acknowledgment...

NDT competence of nurses caring for patients with stroke.(Neurodevelopmental treatment)
October 1, 2004... Abstract: Neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) is the most used rehabilitation approach in the treatment of patients with stroke in the Western world today, despite the lack of evidence for its efficacy. The aim of this study was to conduct an...