Rehabilitation outcomes for brain injured patients in Australia: functional status, length of stay and discharge destination.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of upper limbs' encircling motion (ULEM) apparatus on motor function of patients with stroke. STUDY DESIGN:This study adopted a single-blind, prospective, randomized control design. From July 2003 to September 2005, 44 inpatients suffering from stroke in Jiangsu Province Hospital w...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wang T,Wang X,Wang H,He X,Su J,Zhu Y,Dong Y

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To assess changes in family needs between the first and second years after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) and to identify factors predicting unmet family needs.Design: Prospective Norwegian multicenter cohort study.Participants: The family members of 110 patients with sTBI were followed up at one year...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Anke A,Røe C,Sigurdardottir S,Norup A,Soberg HL,Arango-Lasprilla JC,Manskow US

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-anoxic myoclonus is a rare movement disorder manifested by diffuse action-triggered jerking movements that may result in significant disability. The incidence of this disorder is not clearly established, but over 122 cases have so far been reported in the literature. The pathogenesis is not entirely known, althou...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Polesin A,Stern M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The simple test for evaluating hand function (STEF) is widely used for clinical evaluation of upper extremity function in Japan. However, except for test-re-test reliability, its psychometric properties have not been investigated. The aim of this study is to explore its internal consistency, concurrent validi...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Shindo K,Oba H,Hara J,Ito M,Hotta F,Liu M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amantadine, as a dopamine receptor agonist, may stimulate and help the recovery of the nervous system after traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS:We performed this study as a double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial with target population including all patients with TBI who scored nine or lower...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ghalaenovi H,Fattahi A,Koohpayehzadeh J,Khodadost M,Fatahi N,Taheri M,Azimi A,Rohani S,Rahatlou H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five subjects with acquired memory impairment were trained to use a new electronic memory aid, the Voice Organizer, to manage prospective memory errors. Performance was assessed on two measures analogous to everyday memory tasks; a Message-Passing task requiring prospective recall after a delay of 9 hours, and a Domes...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： van den Broek MD,Downes J,Johnson Z,Dayus B,Hilton N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study evaluated under double-blind placebo-controlled conditions, the safety and efficacy of 400 mg pramiracetam sulphate TID in treating memory and other cognitive problems of males who have sustained brain injuries. The results of the study indicate that subject performance in measures of memory, especia...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： McLean A Jr,Cardenas DD,Burgess D,Gamzu E

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is general agreement between researchers and clinicians alike that relatives of people with head injuries experience heightened stress as a result of the injury and its consequences. In the present study a single structured interview, including both verbally administered and written response questionnaires, was ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Leathem J,Heath E,Woolley C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feedback is a commonly used technique in neurorehabilitation. It functions to strengthen or weaken select relations between individuals' behaviour and their environment. The study of behaviour-environment relations is a focus of operant psychology, commonly referred to as behaviour analysis. Central to behaviour analy...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Schlund MW,Pace G

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of restlessness after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common. Severe restlessness can be a barrier in the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with TBI. The following case describes a patient with restlessness after a head-on motor vehicle accident. The patient was tachycardic, diaphoretic, demonst...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Teng CJ,Bhalerao S,Lee Z,Farber J,Morris H,Foran T,Tucker W

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:This prospective controlled non-randomized study investigated the effects of robotic gait training on electroencephalographic (EEG) brain activity in patients with impaired consciousness due to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS:Twelve TBI patients and 14 healthy controls underwent a single...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lapitskaya N,Nielsen JF,Fuglsang-Frederiksen A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychosocial outcome and recovery of a group of 31 consecutive adult patients with moderate to severe head injuries were prospectively investigated over a 2-year period. A friend control group was used for comparison purposes. We conclude that moderate and severe head injuries have a significant long-term impact on ps...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Dikmen S,Machamer J,Temkin N

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To determine factors that influence the strength of therapeutic alliance for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) attending post-acute brain injury rehabilitation (PABIR) and to examine the association of therapeutic alliance with outcome after PABIR. RESEARCH DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Sherer M,Evans CC,Leverenz J,Stouter J,Irby JW Jr,Lee JE,Yablon SA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine what is the use of time and physical activity in people undertaking inpatient rehabilitation in a specialised brain injury unit. To determine participants' level of independence related to the use of time and physical activity. METHODS:Design: Cross-sectional observation study. PARTICIPANTS:Fo...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hassett L,Wong S,Sheaves E,Daher M,Grady A,Egan C,Seeto C,Hosking T,Moseley A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To create a longitudinal database of patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:A prospective study design was used to collect data pertaining to demographics, acute and post-acute management, complications, resource utilization and functional outcomes. METHODS AND PRO...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Labi ML,Brentjens M,Coad ML,Flynn WJ,Zielezny M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To explore the epidemiology of patients in a Vegetative State (VS) and Minimally Conscious State (MCS) that are cared for in long-term care facilities in Austria. The study was inspired by increasing evidence that the cognitive abilities of minimal behavioural patients with disorders of consciousness ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Donis J,Kräftner B

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to explore the concept of work instability (a mis-match between an individual's functional and cognitive abilities and the demands of their job) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and develop a work instability scale specific to this population. METHOD:Work instability (WI...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Gilworth G,Carey A,Eyres S,Sloan J,Rainford B,Bodenham D,Neumann V,Tennant A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the immediate and longer-term effects of an individually tailored, home- and community-based exercise programme with ongoing remote support in people with stroke on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), ambulation and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). METHODS:Twenty people 5.3 ± 3.5 months post ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Dunn A,Marsden DL,Barker D,Van Vliet P,Spratt NJ,Callister R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background:Trauma patients experience morbidity related to disability and cognitive impairment that negatively impact their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We assessed the impact of trauma on disability, cognitive impairment and HRQoL after intensive care in patients with and without traumatic brain injury (TB...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Berger-Estilita J,Granja C,Gonçalves H,Dias CC,Aragão I,Costa-Pereira A,Orwelius L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a simulated functional task involving comprehension of a spoken passage, the performance of 20 traumatically brain-injured and 14 non-brain-injured control patients was compared under conditions which included the presence and absence of competing vocal stimuli. The subjects heard 10 target paragraphs which were ap...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kewman DG,Yanus B,Kirsch N

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:CC-chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) plays a pivotal role in reperfusion after stroke. This study assessed and confirmed the effects of CCR5 in experimental stroke via regulation of ROCK/P-MLC pathway. METHODS:Male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into sham group, ischaemia-reperfusion group (I/R gro...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Li L,Zhi D,Shen Y,Liu K,Li H,Chen J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disablement that occurs following traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be extensive and severe and consequently has been difficult to report on in a comprehensive and thorough manner. We were able to address this difficulty by analysing a sub group of data from the Canadian Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS)...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Dawson DR,Chipman M

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Determine (a) if there are sub-groups of individuals with substance use disorders distinguished by their pattern of sustaining traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the lifetime and (b) whether sub-group membership affects current functioning. DESIGN:Secondary analysis. SETTINGS:Outpatient substance abuse treat...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Corrigan JD,Bogner J,Holloman C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To assess the ecological validity of the Screening Module of the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB-SM) using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). METHOD:Seventy individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury at a residential post-acute rehabilitation facility were administe...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Temple RO,Zgaljardic DJ,Abreu BC,Seale GS,Ostir GV,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although much is known about discourse impairment, little is known about discourse recovery after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). This paper explores discourse recovery across the critical first year, controlling for pre-injury, injury and post-injury variables. DESIGN AND METHODS:An inception cohort c...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Elbourn E,Kenny B,Power E,Honan C,McDonald S,Tate R,Holland A,MacWhinney B,Togher L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is concerning evidence that people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be at increased risk for suicide. This paper aims to provide an overview of traumatic brain injury and suicide in order to enhance the ability of professionals to recognize and manage suicidality in patients with TBI. METHODS:First,...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wasserman L,Shaw T,Vu M,Ko C,Bollegala D,Bhalerao S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study presents a patient with a stroke who had total paralysis of his left-side limbs after intracranial haemorrhaging, who later experienced partial weakness of the right-side limbs after a subdural hygroma. Both conditions occurred without major trauma. He received two separate operations, a craniotom...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lin SH,Chiu CC,Wang CY,Chen CH,Chang KH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytic subtypes in different cortical regions of injured human cerebral cortex of 22 patients with brain trauma, vascular anomalies and brain tumours have been examined by means of light microscopy and conventional transmission electron microscopy. The cortical biopsies of frontal, parietal and temporal cortex wer...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Castejón OJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify the passage dependency for three reading tests applied to the closed head injured (CHI) population and to determine whether reading the passage resulted in improved accuracy in responding to passage-related questions. Based on the performance of 10 CHI adults, passage dependen...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rand MB,Trudeau MD,Nelson LK

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Effort indicators are used to determine if neuropsychological test results are valid measures of a patient's cognitive abilities. The use of multiple effort measures is often advocated, but the false positive rate for multiple indicators depends on the number of measures used and the correlation among indicat...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Berthelson L,Mulchan SS,Odland AP,Miller LJ,Mittenberg W

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00