Neurology & Neurosurgery
CNRN credentials keep neuro nurses on the cutting edge of care
Nursing is a broad and varied career with many opportunities. Some nurses choose to practice their craft in a variety of fields, but many, like Lisa Roberts, RN, CNRN, find their calling in a certain specialty and dedicate their lives to it. Roberts spent the early years of her nursing career working in nursing homes [...]
Triathlete-in-training powers through stroke rehabilitation
Marie Richter was just moments away from climbing a ladder to help a friend with roof repairs when she felt a sudden weakness in her right arm and leg. By the time her friend could help her inside, the entire right side of Richter’s body felt paralyzed. “I had been training for a triathlon,” she [...]
Professor fights back after rare stroke
Bill Postiglione was used to thinking on his feet. As a political science professor and karate club instructor at Quincy University, he stayed in top form for everything from classroom debates to training students in self-defense techniques. At dinner with his wife in February 2012, Postiglione felt a sudden, severe pain in his head. He [...]
Stroke survivor learns to think FAST
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Each week, we will share the stories of patients whose lives were changed by stroke and the caregivers who are helping them on the road to recovery. In February, Gary Finch was going through his regular morning routine when he started feeling weak on the right side of his [...]
Advanced epilepsy treatments give patients a chance to live seizure-free
“Things can only get better.” –Janie Shetgen, Barnes-Jewish Hospital epilepsy patient People around the world are wearing purple today to celebrate Purple Day, an internationally-recognized event to increase awareness about epilepsy. Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that affects approximately 50 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Epileptics suffer [...]
Brain injury awareness month
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and this year the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) wants to remind all Americans that brain injuries can affect anyone, anytime, anywhere. A brain injury occurs when a blow, jolt or bump to the head disrupts the normal function of the brain. According to the BIAA, 1.7 million [...]
Area Man Helped by "Awake Craniotomy" – Neurosurgery While Awake
Perhaps you’ve received a copy of our quarterly Innovate magazine with the cover story featuring the neurosurgery procedure “Awake Craniotomy,” a procedure where a brain tumor patient is brought out of sedation to full consciousness while on the operating room table. The patient can then interact with the doctor during the procedure, as it’s the most [...]
Sheryl Crow Brain Tumor May Be "Bump in the Road"
Musician Sheryl Crow announced she was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, something she described to CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta as a “bump in the road.” The Grammy-winner told the Las Vegas Review-Journal she was worried about her memory (as fans know, Sheryl Crow has on occasion forgotten lyrics on stage). Her physician suggested an MRI. “I [...]
Brain Surgery While Awake? Yes. Advanced Techniques Allow For Awake Craniotomy
To an outsider it sounds almost too impossible to believe, but yes, neurosurgeons can operate on a brain while the patient is awake and talking. It’s called an awake craniotomy and 12 to 15 times per year, Washington University neurosurgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital put a patient to sleep, remove part of their patient’s skull, exposing [...]
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