Increased arousal in a patient with anoxic brain injury after administration of zolpidem.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a pilot study of amantadine in children with impaired consciousness caused by acquired brain injury, to establish design feasibility, and to assess the effect on level of arousal and consciousness. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial. Seven subjects (mean age, 12.7 ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： McMahon MA,Vargus-Adams JN,Michaud LJ,Bean J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given their capacity to regenerate cells lost through injury or disease, stem cells offer new vistas into possible treatments for degenerative diseases and their underlying causes. As such, stem cell biology is emerging as a driving force behind many studies in regenerative medicine. This review focuses on the current...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Maldonado-Soto AR,Oakley DH,Wichterle H,Stein J,Doetsch FK,Henderson CE

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) is a strong predictor of survival in cardiac patients. The aims of this study were to compare the effects of high interval training (HIT) to moderate continuous training (MCT) on VO2peak and to identify the safety of HIT in acute myocardial infarction patients with drug-eluting st...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kim C,Choi HE,Lim MH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal baclofen withdrawal syndrome is a known complication of intrathecal baclofen pumps. Its origin is postulated as an independent form of a serotonergic syndrome occurring from loss of gamma-aminobutyric acid B receptor-mediated inhibition of serotonin. Prodromal symptoms include pruritus, a return of deep te...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Saveika JA,Shelton JE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional tests are commonly used to evaluate the functional ability of older individuals; however, intraday reliability and sensitivity are required to enable informed decisions on whether repeated trials are necessary and to ensure that the values obtained from a single session are a patient's true score. This stud...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Dewhurst S,Bampouras TM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the course of life satisfaction of persons with spinal cord injury and its determinants during inpatient rehabilitation and up to 1 yr after discharge. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study of 222 persons with spinal cord injury. Measurements at the start of active rehabilitation, after 3 mos, at disc...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： van Koppenhagen CF,Post MW,van der Woude LH,de Groot S,de Witte LP,van Asbeck FW,van den Heuvel W,Lindeman E

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to provide researchers and clinicians with a basic understanding of randomized clinical trials and to discuss their potential application to and limitations in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. A brief history of the development of randomized clinical trials, definitions...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Tate DG,Findley T Jr,Dijkers M,Nobunaga AI,Karunas RB

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes approaches to assessing rehabilitation research capacity and measuring capacity growth within the context of basic science, clinical research, health services research, and engineering and technology development. Related metrics are also described, including the selectiveness of research trainin...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Heinemann AW

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the specificity of needle electromyography for lumbar radiculopathy in subjects with low back pain and sciatica without stenosis. DESIGN:Subjects 55 yrs or older with diagnoses of low back pain and sciatica underwent a standardized monopolar needle evaluation by blinded...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Tong HC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can optimize beneficial effects induced by motor practice in patients with neurological disorders. However, possibly because of homeostatic regulation, the conditioning effects of tDCS are often imprecise and variable, limiting its therapeutic application. OBJE...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Baltar A,Nogueira F,Marques D,Carneiro M,Monte-Silva K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound-guided cervical medial branch block (CMBB) is commonly performed to diagnose and treat head, neck, and shoulder pain. However, its use at the C7 level has been shown to be less accurate than at other levels, which may increase the chance of injury owing to the imprecision of needle site provided by the ultr...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Park D,Seong MY,Kim HY,Ryu JS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although generally presenting as a chronic, progressive peripheral neuropathy, we present a case of acute alcoholic neuropathy initially mistaken for acute Guillain-Barré syndrome. Electrodiagnostic evaluation of alcoholic neuropathy reveals an axonal neuropathy and may be complicated by demyelination if comorbid nutr...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Staszel JP,Miknevich M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess physiatrists' knowledge of the cost of medications commonly prescribed at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation units across the spectrum of practice experience from residents to attending physicians. Investigators contacted 92 pharmacies across four major regions of the United Sta...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Capizzi AN,Kirk MN,Lee VA,Cushman DM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine whether somatosensory stimulation affects outcomes of motor training for moderate-to-severe upper limb hemiparesis less than 12 mos before stroke. DESIGN:Fifty-five adults participated in 18 intervention sessions pairing 2 hours of active (n = 33) or sham (n = 22) somato...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Carrico C,Westgate PM,Salmon Powell E,Chelette KC,Nichols L,Pettigrew LC,Sawaki L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma is a major cause of mortality throughout the world. In recent years, major advances have been made in the management of trauma, the end result of which has been reduced mortality and enhanced function. One of these areas is pain control. Improved pain management has not only led to increased comfort in trauma p...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Cohen SP,Christo PJ,Moroz L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an aquatic exercise program designed to enhance muscular strength in paretic lower limbs in subacute stroke patients. METHOD:Thirty-six subacute stroke patients were randomly divided to a conventional or an aquatic group (n = 18 each). Outcome measures were ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Zhang Y,Wang YZ,Huang LP,Bai B,Zhou S,Yin MM,Zhao H,Zhou XN,Wang HT

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to present the methodology, cohort demographics, and initial results of the Swedish SPinal Cord Injury Study on Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Impairment (SPICA). DESIGN:The SPICA is based on the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study, a study on cardiopulmonary diseases in a cohort o...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hill M,Jörgensen S,Engström G,Persson M,Lexell J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate health-related quality of life and disability in multiple-trauma patients requiring intensive care unit management. DESIGN:A total of 87 survivors of multiple trauma, with a median age of 31 yrs and a median Injury Severity Score of 22, were enrolled in the present study. The Nottingham Health Pr...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Dimopoulou I,Anthi A,Mastora Z,Theodorakopoulou M,Konstandinidis A,Evangelou E,Mandragos K,Roussos C

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate motor function in men with spinal cord injury (SCI) given testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). DESIGN:American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) rehabilitation discharge motor index scores were compared between men with SCI given TRT (testosterone cypionate, 200 mg, monthly; n = 50) and a compa...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Clark MJ,Petroski GF,Mazurek MO,Hagglund KJ,Sherman AK,Lammy AB,Childers MK,Acuff ME

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Competence, or decision making capacity, refers to a patient's ability to understand a situation and to make a choice in light of that understanding. It requires the physician to disclose adequate information so that the patient is able to understand and choose. The standard for determining competence is that a person...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Venesy BA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to compare the clinical, radiographic, and ultrasound findings between simple and complicated Baker's cysts. METHODS:Forty-seven knees with Baker's cysts in 45 patients with knee pain were identified from a chart review. Baker's cysts were classified as simple or complicated according ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Park GY,Kwon DR,Kwon DG

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the differences of reaching ability and electromyography of ankle muscles between healthy and hemiparetic subjects. DESIGN:This is a cross-sectional control trial. A total of 31 subjects with hemiparesis and 31 age-matched healthy adults meeting our selection criteria participated in this study. S...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hsu WL,Yang YR,Hong CT,Wang RY

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of the placement of a plate under the sole of the forefoot on the excitability of the soleus motoneuron pool in stance. DESIGN:While eight neurologically intact subjects remained in stance, a square plate (30 x 30 mm), either 3 mm or 6 mm in thickness, was placed under the left medi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hiraoka K

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder that rarely involves the spinal cord. This report describes the presentation and rehabilitative course of a 31-yr-old man with quadriparesis secondary to spinal cord sarcoidosis. The patient had insidious, progressive weakness in his arms and legs for six weeks befor...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Tuel SM,Meythaler JM,Cross LL

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In a large, population-based cohort of patients with spinal cord dysfunction, we assessed the relationship between self-reported physical function and hours of care received. DESIGN:Data were obtained by a cross-sectional, self-administered survey used to help establish a national registry of veterans with s...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Samsa GP,Hoenig H,Branch LG

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hemiplegic patient with severe upper extremity spasticity 2 years after a cerebrovascular accident received a diagnostic median nerve block below the elbow with bupivacaine. He had been placed on Coumadin as prophylaxis for cerebrovascular arteriosclerotic disease, and prothrombin time was kept at twice the control ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Parziale JR,Marino AR,Herndon JH

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the last report, two additional objective structured clinical examinations (PGY-2, PGY-3, and PGY-4, as well as incoming PGY-2) have been administered. As a result, our curriculum has been modified to strengthen physical examination skills, including specific workshops. Interrater reliability of evaluators has b...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Jain SS,DeLisa JA,Eyles MY,Nadler S,Kirshblum S,Smith A

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoulder pain is a frequent presenting complaint to physiatrists. Commonly encountered pathogeneses include rotator cuff pathology, bursitis, biceps tendonitis, and labral tears. Because the majority of shoulder pain originates within the subacromial region and the glenohumeral joint, the acromioclavicular, sternoclav...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Buttaci CJ,Stitik TP,Yonclas PP,Foye PM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As we learn more about the origins of coronary artery disease, research has begun to focus on its prevention. The purpose of this study was to determine if exercise stress testing of the offspring of our cardiac rehabilitation patients would be a useful adjunct to their general cardiac risk factor assessment. In addit...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sofair AF,Zohman LR,Thomas MA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fall prevention requires a multifaceted approach that should include individual risk assessment and intervention strategies. Exercise interventions may mitigate most risk factors for falls (eg, balance impairment, gait impairment, and muscle weakness). Numerous systematic reviews or meta-analyses have assessed the eff...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Lai CH,Chen HC,Liou TH,Li W,Chen SC

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00