Robotic gait training improves motor skills and quality of life in hereditary spastic paraplegia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intensity refers to the amount of effort or rate of work undertaken during exercise. People receiving rehabilitation after stroke frequently do not reach the moderate to high intensity exercise recommended to maximise gains. OBJECTIVE:To explore the factors that influence the acceptability of, and engagemen...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Signal N,McPherson K,Lewis G,Kayes N,Saywell N,Mudge S,Taylor D

更新日期：2016-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent and costly health care problems and variability is the rule more than the exception in terms of pain related outcomes. Clearly, psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress, excessive somatic thoughts and a variety of psychiatric syndromes are recog...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Gonzales VA,Martelli MF,Baker JM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most interesting emerging medical devices is the medical avatar - a digital representation of the patient that can be used toward myriad ends, the full potential of which remains to be explored. Medical avatars have been instantiated as telemedical tools used to establish a representation of the p...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Mann J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although deemed a globally accepted framework, there remains scare evidence on the process and outcome of implementing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) within neurorehabilitation. OBJECTIVES:This review briefly explores the existing, broader literature and then ...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Tempest S,Jefferson R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are of great concern among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). OBJECTIVE:To examine differences in metrics of mobility, postural control, and cognition in persons with MS with distinct fall risk status; and to investigate predictors of fall risk group membership using discriminant analysis. METHODS...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Sebastião E,Learmonth YC,Motl RW

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to determine the potential impacts of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) on the incidence of TBI-related hospitalization in the active duty US Army. METHODS:All active duty Army personnel hospitalized with a TBI diagnosis during fiscal years 2000 through 2006 were identified i...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Ivins BJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To generate normative data for the Verbal Fluency Tests across 11 countries in Latin America, with country-specific adjustments for gender, age, and education, where appropriate. METHOD:The sample consisted of 3,977 healthy adults who were recruited from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemal...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Olabarrieta-Landa L,Rivera D,Galarza-Del-Angel J,Garza MT,Saracho CP,Rodríguez W,Chávez-Oliveros M,Rábago B,Leibach G,Schebela S,Martínez C,Luna M,Longoni M,Ocampo-Barba N,Rodríguez G,Aliaga A,Esenarro L,García de la Ca

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many persons with late effects of polio experience new or increased impairments, which can lead to walking limitations in daily life. No study has comprehensively analyzed how various self-reported impairments are associated with different aspects of self-reported walking limitations. OBJECTIVE:To determine...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Brogårdh C,Lexell J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a small pilot study that examined the effect of a 4-week period of unloaded leg cycling on spasticity in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The sample included 22 individuals with MS who were assigned using a quasi-experimental method into either exercise (n = 12) or control (n = 10) conditions. Th...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Sosnoff J,Motl RW,Snook EM,Wynn D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of pain in persons with neurological injuries is challenging and complex. A holistic view and clinical approach are necessary when addressing pain in patients with neurological impairment because interpreting signs and symptoms and deciphering sources of pain is never a straightforward process. This pro...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Hassaballa D,Harvey RL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate in a preliminary fashion whether several standard cognitive assessments predict treatment outcomes on real-world functional activities following Constraint-Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy) for either the upper extremity (UE) or the lower extremity (LE) for chronic stroke hemiparesis in the ou...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Mark VW,Woods AJ,Mennemeier M,Abbas S,Taub E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides readers with a review of the major considerations for designing living environments for persons with neurodisability due to acquired brain injury (ABI). Components that need to be considered in order to assure that the environment is designed with a functional perspective in mind are explored. Th...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Kiser L,Zasler N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the effect of foot wedge and carrying weighted bag on loading the paretic lower limb in children with hemiparetic CP. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:A convenient sample of 18 ambulant children with spastic hemiparetic CP was evaluated. Fifteen matched normal children acted as a control...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Ibrahim AI,Alhusaini AA,Hegazy FA,Hawamdeh ZM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research suggests that the occurrence of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in childhood may disrupt self-regulation abilities, putting children at risk for difficulty on everyday tasks requiring self-regulation throughout their development. In the current exploratory study, a novel age-appropriate task assessed the abili...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Cook LG,Chapman SB,Levin HS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to test the hypothesis that a three-week whole body vibration (WBV) training in addition to a standard rehabilitation program improves walking ability in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). PATIENTS AND METHOD:Sixty patients with definite MS were randomly al...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Hilgers C,Mündermann A,Riehle H,Dettmers C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is considerable research on the vocational outcomes of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), there has been minimal research on the characteristics of persons with TBI who seek services from state vocational rehabilitation services. Such research is deemed critical given the significant numbe...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Johnstone B,Reid-Arndt S,Franklin KL,Harper J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The importance of structure in post-acute brain injury rehabilitation is repeatedly mentioned in clinical practice. However, there has been little exploration of the key elements of structure that promote greater levels of functioning and emotional/behavioural stability and how these elements are optimally...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Jackson HF,Hague G,Daniels L,Aguilar R Jr,Carr D,Kenyon W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of impaired motor behaviour serves as tool for diagnosis and for evaluation of progression of chronic neurodegeneration. METHODS:We measured performance of rapid alternating movements, simple and complex motion series with instruments in scored, drug naïve patients with Huntington's disease and c...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Müller T,Saft C,Andrich J,Harati A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The corticospinal tract (CST) is the most important neural tract for motor function in the human brain. Therefore, clarification of CST injury would be an important topic in traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation. In this review, I reviewed diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies on CST injuries in terms of etiolo...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Jang SH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to consider the feasibility and effectiveness of combined body weight support (BWS) treadmill and overground training for a 71-year-old woman 19 months post left embolic middle cerebral artery stroke. The study used a modified single subject withdrawal design (ABAA). Initial baseline performanc...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Miller EW

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional independence is often compromised after stroke and its restoration is one of the goals of stroke rehabilitation. OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the impact of balance on functional independence after stroke. METHODS:Ninety-five stroke patients undergoing physical rehabilitation at two health insti...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Vincent-Onabajo G,Joseph E,Musa HY

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of an indwelling catheter and the initiation of intermittent catheterization (IC) has become a standard urological goal over the past decades. While realistic for men it is more difficult for women, mainly due to their anatomical differences and lack of development of a satisfactory external collection device....

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Jackson AB

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with acquired brain injuries often display problematic behaviors, such as impulsivity, disinhibition, lack of initiation, isolation, and aggression, that impact their readiness to return to home and/or the community. The occurrence and treatment of these behaviors is often complicated by impairments in cog...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Schaub C,Peters C,Peters S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To generate normative data for the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III (PPVT-III) in Spanish-speaking pediatric populations. METHOD:The sample consisted of 4,373 healthy children from nine countries in Latin America (Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Puerto Rico) and Spai...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Olabarrieta-Landa L,Rivera D,Ibáñez-Alfonso JA,Albaladejo-Blázquez N,Martín-Lobo P,Delgado-Mejía ID,Lara L,Rabago Barajas BV,Rodriguez Salgado AM,Paredes Quispe LA,Romero-García I,Velázquez-Cardoso J,García de la Cadena C,Ferna

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the potential behavioral and neurological benefits of Mindfulness Meditation (MM), its use in treating stroke related communication disabilities appears to be underexplored. Specifically, aphasia, a language disorder resulting from stroke, may be amenable to the benefits of MM because of the observed...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Laures-Gore J,Marshall RS

更新日期：2016-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Praxis is defined as skilled, purposive limb movement. While it has been a consistent finding that lesions of the left cerebral hemisphere result in significantly worse performance on praxis testing than lesions of the right cerebral hemisphere, recently some investigators have proposed that the right hemisphere may a...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Maher LM,Rothi LJ,Heilman KM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clients who have experienced a brain injury often are damaged by a third party who is perceived responsible for the consequences of their actions. In the United States, a common method of seeking financial compensation for the injury is to file a personal injury law suit. This article will outline the RAPEL method for...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Weed RO

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strengths-based approaches are increasingly utilized in health care, but little is known about their practical application in rehabilitation with families after pediatric acquired brain injury (ABI). OBJECTIVE:To describe a strengths-based model, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and its clinical applic...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Gan C,Ballantyne M

更新日期：2016-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of psychological depression in elderly patients in medical/rehabilitation/nursing care settings is reviewed, with general levels of 20% to 35% and more specific levels up to 70% being reported for these populations. Depression is seen as readily identifiable in these patients, though it is probably a di...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Bieliauskas LA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Balance problems are common after stroke. OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study was to compare the results of computerized and clinical sitting balance measurements in stroke patients and healthy individuals and to identify the agreement and relationship between the two measurement methods in stroke patients. M...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Ozdil A,Iyigun G,Kalyoncu C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00