The prevalence of patients in a vegetative state and minimally conscious state in nursing homes in Austria.

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：:Increasing age is associated with greater absolute neuropsychological impairment (e.g. slower processing speed, diminished memory), although it is unclear if older individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) show greater relative impairment than younger individuals with TBI. The current study evaluated the effects o...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Johnstone B,Childers MK,Hoerner J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) accounts for more than 75% of traumatic brain injuries every year. This study examines the temporal association between non-blast mTBI and the onset of neurologic sequelae to illuminate risks of post-concussive syndrome, epilepsy and chronic pain. METHODS:A large historical...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Webb TS,Whitehead CR,Wells TS,Gore RK,Otte CN

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To gather information about brain injury (BI) survivors' long-term healthcare needs, quality, barriers and facilitators. RESEARCH DESIGN:Qualitative content analysis of data gathered in focus groups using semi-structured interviews. METHODS:Forty-four community-dwelling adults participated at two cl...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Dams-O'Connor K,Landau A,Hoffman J,St De Lore J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The risk factors and incidence of deep venous thrombosis were studied in a population of para- and tetraparesic patients institutionalized for long durations. METHODS:Retrospectively, the antecedents and risk factors of deep venous thrombosis were collected for each patient. RESULTS:Data were available for...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rousseau MC,Guillotel B

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims were: (1) to quantify the functional limitation of children at the beginning of recovery of independent ambulation after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), using clinical-functional scales; (2) to evaluate the changes in gait pattern during rehabilitation (about 5 months later), using 3D Gait Analysis (GA...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Beretta E,Cimolin V,Piccinini L,Carla Turconi A,Galbiati S,Crivellini M,Galli M,Strazzer S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The objective of this paper is to identify the most frequent service needs, factors associated with needs, and barriers to care among Veterans and service members five or more years after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). RESEARCH DESIGN:Survey administered via telephone 5-16 years aft...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Schulz-Heik RJ,Poole JH,Dahdah MN,Sullivan C,Adamson MM,Date ES,Salerno R,Schwab K,Harris O

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The use of linear measurements in the analysis of CT scans of TBI patients was found to contribute to the understanding of brain damage and were correlated with outcome in severe traumatic close brain injured patients. The purpose of the present study was to analyse the data obtained by the linear measurements on CT s...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Reider-Groswasser I,Costeff H,Sazbon L,Groswasser Z

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two pilot Potential Unlimited Programmes (PUPs) were examined to determine participant outcomes related to adjustment to acquired brain injury (ABI) and to investigate the contribution of the group work component of the programme. A mixed qualitative and quantitative longitudinal design was employed with 14 participan...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Thomas M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade the rehabilitation field has developed new, non-hospital based programmes of cognitive, behavioural, social, educational and vocational treatments to address the higher order cognitive, behavioural and social deficits following brain injury. These new arrays of programmes are referred to under t...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Cope DN,Cole JR,Hall KM,Barkan H

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the potential effect of age, gender and education upon the theoretically sound measure of sustained attention--Sustained Attention Response to Task (SART)--amongst a control sample and patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The SART is a simple and brief computer-assisted pr...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Chan RC

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To examine the role played by two interviewing methods used in the evaluation of acute self-reported symptoms after a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). METHOD AND PROCEDURES:A cohort of 354 mTBI-adult participants was recruited over a period of 36 months in emergency rooms of five Canadian trauma h...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Villemure R,Nolin P,Le Sage N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES:The effect of parental brain injury on children has been relatively little investigated. This study examines post-traumatic stress symptoms (PSS) and psychological functioning in children with a parent with an acquired brain injury. PARTICIPANTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS:The participants were 35 p...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kieffer-Kristensen R,Teasdale TW,Bilenberg N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between cortical lesion location and brain injury outcome. It was hypothesized that focal frontal lesions after traumatic brain injury (TBI) would result in decreased executive and memory functioning and poor community participation outcome. RESEARCH DESIGN:Three quasi-exp...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lehtonen S,Stringer AY,Millis S,Boake C,Englander J,Hart T,High W,Macciocchi S,Meythaler J,Novack T,Whyte J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The researchers sought to update information about the public's knowledge about brain injury and to document progress made toward correcting misconceptions. RESEARCH DESIGN:Survey replication. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Three hundred and eighteen respondents from the lay public answered questions about ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hux K,Schram CD,Goeken T

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:The aim of this case report is to describe the time course of S-100 serum levels of a patient, after severe head injury, whose blood sample could be drawn very soon after injury. The results were compared to a group of patients in which a correlation between S-100 serum levels and outcome after traumatic brain injury ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rothoerl RD,Woertgen C,Holzschuh M,Metz C,Brawanski A

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to examine attentional deficits in patients with persisting post-concussive symptoms using a multi-componential framework of attention. DESIGN:A cross-sectional investigation using standardized tests and questionnaires of attention including 92 patients. METHOD:Participants were administer...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Chan RC,Hoosain R,Lee TM,Fan YW,Fong D

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To explore whether baseline diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metrics are predictive of cognitive functioning 6 months post-injury in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). RESEARCH DESIGN:Seventeen patients with MTBI and 29 sex- and age-matched healthy controls were studied. METHODS AND PRO...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Miles L,Grossman RI,Johnson G,Babb JS,Diller L,Inglese M

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:This study describes the rehabilitation length of stay (LOS), discharge destination and discharge functional status of 149 patients admitted with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to an Australian hospital over a 5-year period. Hospital charts of patients admitted between 1993-1998 were reviewed. Average LOS over the 5-yea...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Tooth L,McKenna K,Strong J,Ottenbacher K,Connell J,Cleary M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:Research suggests that post-concussive syndrome may become persistent after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The aim of this study was to investigate determinants of subjective complaints, characteristic for post-concussive syndrome, 23 years after mTBI. RESEARCH DESIGN:The study was a follow-up a...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hessen E,Nestvold K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:This study explored the long-term effects of exercise on the proliferation, survival and migration of endogenous neural progenitor cells (NPCs) in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the brain after intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). RESEARCH DESIGN:ICH was induced by an injection of collagenase into the ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Jin J,Kang HM,Park C

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:We aimed to assess the utility of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring to diagnose brain death (BD) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:A prospective observational study was conducted for patients with severe TBI between 2012 and 2014. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RES...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Mahmood S,El-Menyar A,Shabana A,Mahmood I,Asim M,Abdelrahman H,Al-Thani H

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and permanent disability in children and adolescents. Although cognitive and behavioural effects have now been reported for all degrees of TBI severity in children, other aspects of functioning which might be related (such as psychosocial adjustment), have bee...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Andrews TK,Rose FD,Johnson DA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00