Functional recovery following traumatic vs non-traumatic brain injury: a case-controlled study.

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the effects of sequential excitatory and inhibitory theta burst stimulation (TBS) on cortical excitability in patients with subacute ischaemic stroke. METHODS:Fifteen patients with first-ever middle cerebral artery ischaemic stroke within last three months were subjected to intermittent TBS over the h...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Khan FR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to examine the nature of attention distinctions among sub-tests of the Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) underlying the performance of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHOD:Confirmatory factor analysis was performed among a group of 92 patients with TBI experiencing chronic post...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Chan RC,Lai MK

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:Given that poor effort may have a profound impact upon the results of neuropsychological assessment, it is of critical importance that assessment of effort is incorporated into the interpretation of a patient's neuropsychological profile. The current study examines the relationship between head injury...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Moss A,Jones C,Fokias D,Quinn D

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate objectively and quantitatively human pupillary responses to a light stimulus under photopic conditions in individuals with non-blast-induced, chronic, mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). METHODS:Seventeen individuals with chronic, non-blast-induced mTBI and 15 visually-normal (VN) controls were tes...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Thiagarajan P,Ciuffreda KJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between language functions and cognitive and functional outcome and to evaluate the effects of a conventional language rehabilitation programme on aphasic adult patients in the post-acute stage of traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN:Non-concurrent prospective study. Patients...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Demir SO,Altinok N,Aydin G,Köseoğlu F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine publicly-available information on all identified cases of suicide in active or former American professional football players between 1920 and the spring of 2015. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Professional American Football in the US. PARTICIPANTS:A cohort of 26 702 athletes who had ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Webner D,Iverson GL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to examine the efficacy of using the Recognition Memory Test (RMT) as a marker for malingered memory deficits. Data from 60 subjects, including 40 patients seen for neuropsychological evaluation and 20 university undergraduates, are reported. The university students were given expe...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Iverson GL,Franzen MD

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that plasticity does not benefit outcome when diffuse cerebral pathology of the young child's brain is concerned. Thirty-three patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) at preschool age were followed-up until adulthood. After the age of 18 years, a thorough neurological, neuropsychologic...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Nybo T,Koskiniemi M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 12 subjects with brain injury who were treated with amantadine. Ten of the 12 subjects exhibited some improvement in cognitive and/or physical function while on amantadine. Areas most consistently showing improvement included focused and sustained attention and concentration, ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Nickels JL,Schneider WN,Dombovy ML,Wong TM

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of four behavioural procedures in helping a head-injured adult to control diurnal and nocturnal enuresis. A multiple baseline, single subject research design was utilized to test the effectiveness of those procedures. Data were collected for a period of seven mont...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Garcia JG,Lam C

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the magnitude and relative importance of hospital treatment costs and productivity losses caused by traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). PATIENTS:A total of 155 patients with new TBI diagnoses admitted to Turku University Hospital were systematically sampled. METHODS:Hospital costs were determined b...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Tuominen R,Joelsson P,Tenovuo O

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the efficacy of applying a programme of multisensory stimulation to patients with severe diffuse traumatic brain injury, during their admission to a tertiary neurosurgical intensive care unit. We attempted to determine the nature and extent of any physiological or biochemical changes occurring as a res...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Johnson DA,Roethig-Johnston K,Richards D

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older age and female gender are known factors in the development of persisting post-concussion symptoms (PCS) after mild head injury (MHI), i.e. at 3+ months. Very few studies have examined longer-term symptoms. A recent review, however, established the importance of these variables in permanent PCS (18+ mon...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： King NS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study depression, anxiety, maladjustment and coping in caregivers of patients in vegetative state (VS) or minimally conscious state (MCS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-three caregivers of 43 patients with VS or MCS were assessed using Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, maladjustment scale ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Cruzado JA,Elvira de la Morena MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The goal of this study was to investigate if S100B serum protein could predict secondary intracranial haemorrhagic events (SIHEs) after mild head injury (mHI) in patients taking low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (LDA), making routinely repeated head computed tomography (RRHCT) scans unnecessary. METHODS:Three...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ernstbrunner L,Korn G,Ernstbrunner E,Auffarth A,Tauber M,Resch H,Moroder P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:Several studies have shown that the symptoms of grief are different from symptoms of depression among bereaved family members. The present study is an attempt to replicate these findings among caregivers of patients in a vegetative state. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Forty-five caregivers of 41 patients in...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Chiambretto P,Moroni L,Guarnerio C,Bertolotti G,Prigerson HG

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that actigraphy is an appropriate means of measuring sleep in patients with TBI and to define parameters for its use in this population. RESEARCH DESIGN:Case series and review of the literature. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Subjects participating in one of two externally funded studies addr...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Zollman FS,Cyborski C,Duraski SA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subject of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour (ISB) amongst clients with neurological impairment, specifically Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and dementia, has received limited coverage to date within the literature. This paper discusses some of the problems encountered in the definition and quantification of ISB, in par...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Johnson C,Knight C,Alderman N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this research was to develop a tool to assess clients' perception of the quality of head injury rehabilitation services. METHODS AND RESULTS:A questionnaire PQRS-Montreal 1.0 was developed in Montreal, Quebec using a standardized methodology that incorporated a new technique to reach consens...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Swaine BR,Dutil E,Demers L,Gervais M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown in a previous study that head injured patients appear to have a circadian rhythm of their body functions. This needed to be confirmed using additional data, better collection methods and analysis. Additional goals were to develop a method of detrending of physiological time series in order to improve...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kropyvnytskyy I,Saunders F,Pols M,Zarowski C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In work with chronic stroke patients the authors observed that patients frequently appear sleepy and often comment on their poor sleep. Sleep difficulties are frequently reported and indeed clinically recognized in the acute phase post-stroke, but little is known about the sleep and daytime sleep...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Sterr A,Herron K,Dijk DJ,Ellis J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We imaged the dentato-rubro-thalamic tract (DRTT) and cortico-ponto-cerebellar tract (CPCT) using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) to evaluate the cortico-cerebellar-cortical circuit in a patient with tremor in both hands after mild TBI. We found bilateral DRTT injury in the DTT. METHOD:A 50-year-old mal...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Chang MC,Seo JP

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To assess the inter-rater reliability of the Modified Modified Ashworth Scale (MMAS) in lower limb muscle spasticity. RESEARCH DESIGN:Cross-sectional observational study. INTERVENTIONS:Not applicable. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Twenty-two adults with neurological conditions (17 women, five men, age ran...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ghotbi N,Ansari NN,Naghdi S,Hasson S,Jamshidpour B,Amiri S

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:The apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) has emerged as a candidate for prognosticating traumatic brain injury (TBI) recovery, with APOEε4 identified as a susceptibility marker for poor outcome, despite large discrepancy in its reported influence post-TBI. METHODS:A systematic review was conducted, including all pr...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lawrence DW,Comper P,Hutchison MG,Sharma B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with brain tumours often report distress. Interpretive problems ensue when measures normed on healthy persons are utilized to quantify distress. This study investigated potentially spurious elevations on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL 90-R). Responses of 17 patients were obtained prior to aggre...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kaplan CP,Miner ME,Mervis L,Newton H,McGregor JM,Goodman JH

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To establish a process whereby assessment of functional communication reflects the authentic communication of the target population. The major functional communication assessments available from the USA may not be as relevant to those who reside elsewhere, nor assessments developed primarily for perso...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Larkins BM,Worrall LE,Hickson LM

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00