We often learn a lot from our patients. A Parkinsons' disease patient in our clinic pulled out his laser pointer to initiate gait and improve balance for gait testing and I thought... this is an idea worth sharing. Several studies have shown that gait cueing with...
Great news! Our upcoming WFNN neuroscience symposium is sold out! For those attending, it will be an outstanding few days with great international speakers, wine, lunches, an auction and an even better venue and host. We look forward to meeting all those attending....
The WFNN is in the final stages of planning an outstanding 2-day conference in Sacramento, California. Slated for September 24-25th, 'International Neuroscience Nurses Symposium'. Christi, our outstanding President has been very hard at work, planning, organizing...
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 in-hospital stroke...
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...
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...