A QEEG index of level of functional dependence for people sustaining acquired brain injury: the Seville Independence Index (SINDI).

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the feasibility and usability of the senior fitness test (SFT) in persons with acquired brain injury (ABI). METHODS:A pilot cohort design with a convenience sample of persons with ABI was used. RESULTS:Persons with ABIs (n = 47) were younger than their healthy counterparts (n = 172) were but pe...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Langhammer B,Stanghelle JK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification-derived conscious status and mortality rates in trauma centres (TC) vs. non-trauma centres (NTC). METHODS:Patients in the 2006-2011 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample meeting, The Center...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： AlSulaim HA,Haring RS,Asemota AO,Smart BJ,Canner JK,Ejaz A,Efron DT,Velopulos CG,Haut ER,Schneider EB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory dysfunction is a recognized and difficult to treat complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Since medial-temporal lobe injury is a frequent contributor to memory dysfunction in TBI, it is likely that an acetylcholine deficit contributes to memory dysfunction in this population. Recently, Donepezil, an acet...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Taverni JP,Seliger G,Lichtman SW

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cognitive rehabilitation represents a substantial portion of rehabilitative efforts put forth in increasing independence following an acquired brain injury. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS:This review examined four major areas of cognitive therapy including: attention/concentration, learning and memory, executive ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rees L,Marshall S,Hartridge C,Mackie D,Weiser M,Erabi Group.

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To determine the utility of the CAGE, the Brief Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (BMAST) and the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI-3) with individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), two studies were conducted examining the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of these instruments. ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ashman TA,Schwartz ME,Cantor JB,Hibbard MR,Gordon WA

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:Clinical management of acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) has emphasized identification of secondary mechanisms of pathophysiology. An important objective in this study is to use proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (pMRS) to examine early metabolic disturbance due to TBI. RESEARCH DESIGN:The curre...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hillary FG,Liu WC,Genova HM,Maniker AH,Kepler K,Greenwald BD,Cortese BM,Homnick A,Deluca J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether COMT Val158Met allele status was associated with (i) attentional performance and (ii) response to methylphenidate (MP) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS:Forty healthy controls and 32 patients with moderate-severe TBI (Mean time post-injury = 68 days) completed a b...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Willmott C,Ponsford J,McAllister TW,Burke R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Volunteering has been found to improve life satisfaction and participation in the general population, but its impact has not been thoroughly studied among those with traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is important to investigate whether volunteering is helpful in addressing participation and life satisfactio...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Philippus A,Ketchum JM,Payne L,Hawley L,Harrison-Felix C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined an operational conditioning paradigm designed to train procedural learning channels in a patient with anoxic encephalopathy. Prior to treatment the patient had been incontinent to bowel and bladder incontinent, minimally participant in daily activities and aggressive toward staff and residents for ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Goldberg KB,Ellis DW

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess skeletal muscle showing a complete functional recovery after induction of pan-necrotic lesions in the right sensorimotor cortex in rats. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:A focal lesion of the right sensorimotor cortex was induced photochemically. Rats were divided into ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Abo M,Miyano S,Eun SS,Yamauchi H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The present study explored the behavioural and eye-movement measures in spatial unilateral neglect in response to a bisection task. RESEARCH DESIGN:Four right neglect patients were considered and compared with 11 control subjects during an online task (segment bisection). METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Eye-...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Balconi M,Amenta S,Sozzi M,Cannatà AP,Pisani L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To explore differences in rate of recovery and functional outcome in case-matched patients with traumatic (TBI) vs non-traumatic brain injury (non-TBI) during inpatient rehabilitation and 1 year post-insult. RESEARCH DESIGN:Retrospective comparison study and case-controlled design. METHODS AND PROCE...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Cullen NK,Park YG,Bayley MT

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arousal profiles are a method that we have developed for using data derived from time sampling to examine how behaviours such as the frequency with which the eyes are observed open, and the frequency of spontaneous movements, vary in the periods immediately before and immediately after sensory stimulation treatment. W...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wilson SL,Brock D,Powell GE,Thwaites H,Elliott K

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationship of patient variables to caregiver distress and family functioning after TBI in 62 families. An extension of Kreutzer et al. 1994 (in press), the present investigation used four categories of predictor variables: indices of injury severity, neuropsychological tests, neurobehavioural...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kreutzer JS,Gervasio AH,Camplair PS

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community (CC) or orthopaedic/injury (OC) control groups are typically used to evaluate the consequences of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Whereas CCs match for demographic variables and are readily available, OCs may additionally control for other pre- and post-injury variables but are more costly to recr...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Mathias JL,Dennington V,Bowden SC,Bigler ED

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few clinical tools available to assess communication skills following closed-head injury. This paper describes one such task in which the subject is required to explain a board game to a naive listener. The explanation is taped, transcribed and the content is quantified. Reliability studies demonstrated that...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： McDonald S,Pearce S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl bromide (MB) is a pesticide used primarily as a fumigating agent for homes, storage vehicles and soil. Chronic exposure to MB is known to cause damage to the central nervous system and other organs. Previously published post-mortem studies have also revealed significant brain abnormalities in patients whose dea...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Reidy TJ,Bolter JF,Cone JE

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey (CISS) is being utilized as an assessment measure following concussion despite minimal research. This study explored the sensitivity and specificity of the CISS in identifying receded near point of convergence (NPC) post-concussion. Methods: Prospective study of...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Trbovich AM,Sherry NK,Henley J,Emami K,Kontos AP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The presentation and evaluation of the Overt Aggression Scale-Modified for Neurorehabilitation-Extended (OAS-MNR-E). RESEARCH DESIGN:Inter-rater reliability study using data collection procedures mirroring clinical practice. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Fifteen clinical staff representing five different d...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Giles GM,Mohr JD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four brain-injured subjects with semantic memory impairments are described. Two had sustained traumatic head injury and two had herpes simplex virus encephalitis. The study seeks to determine (a) whether subjects with non-progressive brain injury and impaired semantic memory perform similarly to patients with progress...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wilson BA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of brain injury following neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and review the literature for similar documented cases. CASE REPORT:A 30-year old woman presented to the ER with psychotic features and was treated with several anti-psychotics. Subsequently, she developed neurological symptoms a...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Labuda A,Cullen N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe traumatic brain injury may result in very severe disability with prolonged recovery. Because of this slow recovery, survivors of severe traumatic brain injury may not be considered as good candidates for typical brain injury rehabilitation programmes and, thus, there is relatively little published information c...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Gray DS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:Little research has been conducted exploring the issues surrounding parenting with an acquired brain injury (ABI). This study aimed to explore the experiences and needs of parents who suffered an ABI in the last 2 years from their own perspectives. For individuals with an ABI who have dependent childr...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Edwards AR,Daisley A,Newby G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scedosporium apiospermum is an environmental mould. Human infection caused by this organism is described more and more often. However, only a few case reports demonstrate its role as a telluric contaminant in patients affected by traumatism. This report is the case of a severe post traumatic infection by S. apiospermu...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Farina C,Arosio M,Marchesi G,Amer M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biased responding on the Sternberg Recognition Memory Test was observed in four patients with traumatic brain injury. None of these individuals met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual's (DSM-IV) criteria for malingering. Individual recognition memory scores were high shortly after injury, declined to chance or below...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Bierley RA,Drake AI,Ahmed S,Date ES,Rosner M,Warden D,Salazar AM,Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program (DVHIP) Study Group.

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pain perception is currently an open question in patients suffering from prolonged disorders of consciousness. The aim of the present study was to examine nociceptive specific laser evoked responses (LEPs) in view of long-latency evoked potentials by non-painful electrical stimuli (SEPs) and auditory misma...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： de Tommaso M,Navarro J,Ricci K,Lorenzo M,Lanzillotti C,Colonna F,Resta M,Lancioni G,Livrea P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The clock drawing test (CDT) is a quick and easy to administer test that has traditionally shown parietal lobe dysfunction. The aim of this study was to correlate performance on the CDT with the presence of acute traumatic cerebral injuries sustained after traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS:A retrospectiv...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： de Guise E,LeBlanc J,Gosselin N,Marcoux J,Champoux MC,Couturier C,Lamoureux J,Dagher JH,Maleki M,Feyz M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case study describes the psychological treatment of a man with co-existing PTSD, head injury and mild dysexecutive impairment. It describes the detrimental consequences when the re-experiencing of a traumatic event appears to have become a perseverated response. In this case, the perseveration meant that the most...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： King NS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valproic acid, a primary anticonvulsant drug, has recently been studied for purported effectiveness in disparate disorders of mood and behaviour. The psychopharmacological treatment of patients with acquired brain injury frequently includes numerous trials of psychotherapeutic drugs such as antipsychotics, benzodiazep...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wroblewski BA,Joseph AB,Kupfer J,Kalliel K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00