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Brain tumours in children: reducing time to diagnosis

02 April 2014

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Although the leading cause of childhood, cancer-related deaths, initial presentations of brain tumours can mimic less serious conditions, which can delay diagnosis....

Managing children with raised intracranial pressure: part two (brain tumours and intracranial bleeds)

11 February 2014

Nursing Children and Young People

CPD

This article is the second of two examining the causes of increased intracranial pressure in children. Key features and management associated with brain tumours and...

Airway management in patients with brain injury

01 December 2013

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Research has highlighted potential for changes in the technique and implementation of the bag-valve-mask system, a common piece of equipment used during...

Parents’ experiences of hope following a child’s brain injury

11 September 2015

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

Aim To explore the lived experiences of parents caring for their child following a severe to moderate acquired brain injury (ABI). Methods A Heideggerian...

Treatment of primary brain tumours in adults

05 December 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

This article considers the complexities of caring for patients with primary brain tumours. The incidence, classification and clinical signs and symptoms are...

Preventing long-term brain damage in alcohol-dependent patients

09 January 2013

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

An inadequate supply of thiamine (vitamin Bx) to the brain can result in Wernicke’s encephalopathy, which is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder. This article...

Caseloads may be limiting patient access to clinical nurse specialists

11 February 2016

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article discusses findings from a report by the Brain Tumour Charity on the experiences of treatment and care in the UK of more than 1,000 people with low and...

Brain tumours and cancer: insights as a parent and a nurse

11 September 2012

Nursing Children and Young People

A&S Science

Being told your child has cancer and that her short-term survival is tenuous probably rates among the most devastating news a parent can ever hear. This article...

Early recognition and management of brain tumours in children

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

Brain tumours comprise over one quarter of all childhood cancers in the UK and are the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in children. The presentation of...