Tag: "neurology"
Migraine patients can play an active part in treatment
The National Headache Foundation states that more than 37 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. These intense, debilitating headaches can last for minutes or for days, and are often accompanied by sensory disturbances and nausea. Although there is no way to cure migraines, many treatment options provide hope and relief to headache sufferers every day. [...]
Nurse’s quick thinking makes her a patient among friends
When Christal Adams, MSN, RN, began to show symptoms of a stroke, her medical training kicked in right away. “I knew exactly what was happening to me,” she says. It was September 2011. Adams was 40 years old, a staff nurse at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and had recently completed her master’s degree in nursing. She was preparing [...]
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 [...]
Physician Of The Week: Dr. Edward Hogan
High risk and high gain. This is how Dr. Edward Hogan, a Washington University neurologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, describes living with and being treated for epilepsy. Dr. Hogan specializes in treating epilepsy patients, and in the video describes the dangers associated with having epilepsy and how some treatments, which may seem radical, can have a [...]
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