Effects of intensive repetition of a new facilitation technique on motor functional recovery of the hemiplegic upper limb and hand.

abstract：BACKGROUND:An important component of the multicentre Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC) project is the development of improved quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods, including volumetric analysis. Although many studies routinely employ quality assurance (QA) procedures including MR and hum...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wilde EA,Bigler ED,Huff T,Wang H,Black GM,Christensen ZP,Goodrich-Hunsaker N,Petrie JA,Abildskov T,Taylor BA,Stone JR,Tustison NJ,Newsome MR,Levin HS,Chu ZD,York GE,Tate DF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is commonly used to measure postural stability; however, it has demonstrated inconsistent reliability values when administered by humans. The Tekscan MobileMat™ was developed to automate the assessment of BESS errors and eliminate rater subjectivity. The objective of t...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Houston MN,Peck KY,Malvasi SR,Roach SP,Svoboda SJ,Cameron KL

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impairments in judging and responding to consequences that follow behaviour are often attributed to changes in various cognitive processes. An alternative conceptualization is that impairments may produce a reduction in sensitivity to reinforcement contingencies. The present investigation employed a methodology common...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Schlund MW,Pace G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the cognitive long-term outcome of two cohorts of patients neurosurgically treated for childhood traumatic brain injury (CTBI), either in 1987-1991 according to an older concept or 1997-2001 with a stronger emphasis on volume targeted interventions. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Participants in the ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Aaro Jonsson C,Smedler AC,Leis Ljungmark M,Emanuelson I

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the hypothesis that children sustaining a mild closed head injury have a higher prevalence of premorbid behavioural problems than children in the general community. The prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems among children with a mild closed head injury was compared with the prevalenc...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Pelco L,Sawyer M,Duffield G,Prior M,Kinsella G

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the best performing prognostic model using admission characteristics to predict mortality at 30 days and functioning outcome at 6-months post-admission in patients with moderate or severe brain injury. METHODS:Using a retrospective database (n = 1466 patients) of a tertiary trauma care centre, th...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kamal VK,Agrawal D,Pandey RM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Oculomotor (OM) functions may be affected by acquired brain injury (ABI). The ability to benefit from rehabilitation or to perform daily activities may be affected by OM dysfunctions and associated symptoms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of vision therapy (VT) as part of neuror...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Johansson J,Berthold Lindstedt M,Borg K

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A dynamic scoring system was developed to quantitatively resolve the ability of a subject to persistently execute a repeated motor act. Saccadic eye movements in response to pseudo-random and periodic stimuli were examined in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in normal subjects. Results indicated signific...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Glass I,Groswasser Z,Groswasser-Reider I

更新日期：1995-11-01 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:The study aimed to understand turning points and processes that define the experience of identity change for individuals with brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:The current study applied an interpretive qualitative research design using a phenomenological approach. Qualitative 'life-story' interviewing wa...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Muenchberger H,Kendall E,Neal R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:This study examined sociodemographic, physical and psychosocial characteristics of family caregivers of stroke survivors at risk for depression. RESEARCH DESIGN:A correlational study. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Data were collected from 52 family caregivers and care recipients with ischemic stroke. Data ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Grant JS,Weaver M,Elliott TR,Bartolucci AR,Newman Giger J

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between self-awareness and depressive symptomatology with self-reports of memory, Quality-of-Life (QoL) and satisfaction with life in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS:Cross-sectional survey of 30 community dwelling adults, who sustained a TBI at least 1 yea...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Goverover Y,Chiaravalloti N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year, more than 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder following TBI is between 25-50%. There are no validated established strategies to treat TBI depression. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a novel puta...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Reti IM,Schwarz N,Bower A,Tibbs M,Rao V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use of concussion/mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) guidelines, criteria used in the initiation of return-to-play (RTP) and management of RTP for brain injured children and youth by Canadian paediatricians. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was mailed through the Canadian Paediatric Surveillanc...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Gordon KE,Do MT,Thompson W,McFaull S,Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program Participants.

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：:Residual memory deficits may represent a problem to the everyday functioning of a large number of people, including those who have sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI). The present exploratory study sought to investigate the interrelationships between subjective memory reports, performance on traditional memory test...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kinsella G,Murtagh D,Landry A,Homfray K,Hammond M,O'Beirne L,Dwyer L,Lamont M,Ponsford J

更新日期：1996-07-01 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:To examine and compare a sample of head injury care instruction forms available in hospital emergency departments (EDs) against evidence-based factors predictive of haemorrhage or traumatic lesions and to propose an easy-to-understand discharge instruction form for patients with concussion or mild tra...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Fung M,Willer B,Moreland D,Leddy JJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade the usage of dopaminergic agonists for the brain-injured population has become a more common treatment option during both the acute and subacute phases of recovery. We attempted to use Sinemet to address the functional limitations of a 74-year-old woman who was 7 months status post-traumatic bra...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wolf AP,Gleckman AD

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the possible protective effects of fullerenol nanoparticles on brain injuries and oedema in experimental model of ischaemic stroke through inhibition of oxidative damage and aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) expression. METHODS:Experiment was done in three groups of rats (N = 66): sham, control ischaemia and ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Darabi S,Mohammadi MT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of medical variables and discharge functional status to vocational and educational outcomes was examined in 79 closed head-injured patients who were consecutively admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital during a two-year period. A follow-up study, conducted after hospital discharge (median, 1...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rao N,Rosenthal M,Cronin-Stubbs D,Lambert R,Barnes P,Swanson B

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the incidence and clinical characteristics of chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) evolving from traumatic subdual hydroma (TSH). METHODS:The clinical characteristics of 44 patients with CSDH evolving from TSH were analysed retrospectively and the relevant literature was reviewed...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wang Y,Wang C,Liu Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To determine the neuropsychological profile of persons with anoxic brain injury. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:A retrospective study on a population of persons with anoxic brain injury admitted to a Brain Injury Unit (Institut Guttmann, Spain) from 1995-2003. The sample was divided according to physiopathol...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Garcia-Molina A,Roig-Rovira T,Enseñat-Cantallops A,Sanchez-Carrion R,Pico-Azanza N,Bernabeu M,Tormos JM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Abstract Objective: To assess the characteristics of current clinical trials investigating the treatment of concussion. BACKGROUND:Recent systematic literature reviews have concluded that there is minimal evidence to support any specific treatment for concussion, including the principles of return-to-activi...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Burke MJ,Fralick M,Nejatbakhsh N,Tartaglia MC,Tator CH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of electrical injuries are rising in proportion to the increased use of electricity in both domestic and industrial sectors. There are multiple ways in which electricity can cause tissue damage, which can be due to direct effects, electroporation and thermal effects. However, these mechanisms fail...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Haq MZ,Prakash R,Soy A,Gupta A,Akhtar S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:This study determined how the lives of a cross-national sample of adult siblings had changed since their brothers and sisters incurred a traumatic brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:A total of 272 participants provided responses to the question, 'How is your life different since your sibling had a TBI?' R...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Degeneffe CE,Olney MF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00