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...

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 from...

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...

The general ICU was the first to be established in Mulago Hospital to cater for all critically ill patients in the hospital. Because Mulago Hospital is a national referral hospital, the same ICU had to cater for all critically ill patients who needed intensive care...

Please check out the website: www.cann.ca for the upcoming annual Canadian Neuroscience conference to be held in beautiful Newfoundland. This is a spectacular province with the best people. Abstract deadlines have been moved to the end of Feb 2015. Dawn

On behalf of the WFNN, we would like to wish all Happy Holidays and all the best in the new year Christi DeLemos, Vicki Evans, Dawn Tymianski and JD Meacham

Check out the site '3D brain' on the internet. This app can be downloaded to most devices and is free. The 3D brain includes 28 inter-active brian structures discussing function, disorders, injury, case studies and up-to-date research. It's a great teaching tool for...