by WFNN Secretary | Aug 3, 2015 | News
Stroke is a common neurologic disease and some patients suffer stroke while in the hospital for another reason. Most people would think that they “are lucky to be in the hospital.” But is that true? A recent Canadian study compared 973 patients with...
by WFNN Secretary | Jul 13, 2015 | News
More than 80% of all patients with epilepsy experience a rapid rise in heart rate at seizure onset. Cyberonics has recently released a new VNS (Vagal Nerve Stimulation) device- AspireSR- that detects ictal tachycardia and automatically provides stimulation. This smart...
by WFNN Secretary | Jun 30, 2015 | News
Bedside nurses of the future may be checking the gender of their patient before considering the best pain management strategies. A recent animal model study showed that gender played an important role in pain transmission and that different immune cells were...
by WFNN Secretary | Jun 28, 2015 | News
I just came back from the national Canadian meeting in St. John’s Newfoundland where I had the chance to do a few talks, one on neuroassessment and another on assessment of the deteriorating patient. One of my talks was with my adult and paediatric colleagues...
by WFNN Secretary | Feb 27, 2015 | News
Mobile technology has transformed the way we communicate and access information. Smart phones are more than just phones, they are powerful mobile computers with the ability to retrieve information almost anywhere. The free phone app, “Neuroscience Nurse” was developed...
