Quality-of-life and psychosocial outcome following childhood arterial ischaemic stroke.

abstract：BACKGROUND:As an expected consequence of the civil war in Syria, emergent neurosurgical care for battlefield trauma has been provided for severely head-injured Syrians transferred to Northern Israel. METHODS:Sixty-six patients suffering from brain injury were brought to the border and then referred to the institution ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Barhoum M,Tobias S,Elron M,Sharon A,Heija T,Soustiel JF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary oedema is accumulation of fluid in the lung air spaces and interstitia. Neurogenic pulmonary oedema (NPE) is a potentially life-threatening condition which has been noted in head injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) and others. Timely management is crucial to ac...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hegde A,Prasad GL,Kini P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of upper limbs' encircling motion (ULEM) apparatus on motor function of patients with stroke. STUDY DESIGN:This study adopted a single-blind, prospective, randomized control design. From July 2003 to September 2005, 44 inpatients suffering from stroke in Jiangsu Province Hospital w...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wang T,Wang X,Wang H,He X,Su J,Zhu Y,Dong Y

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Determine whether spurious SCL 90-R profiles resulting from endorsement of neurologic treatment items can be corrected and still retain ecological validity. DESIGN:The proportion of subjects' item endorsement was compared with the adult non-patient norm group. Items with discriminative power (chi 2 > 25, p <...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kaplan CP

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The aim was to assess the visual exploration of a person suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). It was hypothesized that visual exploration could be modified as a result of attentional or executive function deficits that are often observed following brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:This study comp...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Milleville-Pennel I,Pothier J,Hoc JM,Mathé JF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although much is known about discourse impairment, little is known about discourse recovery after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). This paper explores discourse recovery across the critical first year, controlling for pre-injury, injury and post-injury variables. DESIGN AND METHODS:An inception cohort c...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Elbourn E,Kenny B,Power E,Honan C,McDonald S,Tate R,Holland A,MacWhinney B,Togher L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if domains included in popular measurement systems (e.g. the Peds QL™) reflect the adolescent survivor of a brain injury's sense of QoL and explore this relationship in reference to an emerging model of wellbeing in the adolescent with TBI. METHODS:Mixed methods; adolescent QoL assessed using t...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Di Battista A,Godfrey C,Soo C,Catroppa C,Anderson V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To investigate differences in frequent pain or headaches and associated neurobehavioral symptoms among men, women, and transgender individuals with and without a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Setting: Community Participants: English and Spanish-speaking adults (n = 2,862) with and without self-re...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Meltzer KJ,Juengst SB

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past three or four decades two treatment technologies have been evolving in parallel, recently to some extent merging. The first of these technologies is behaviour analysis, with its emphasis on identification and manipulation of variables external to the individual as controlling agents. The second is neurol...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Peters MD,McLean A Jr

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:This study examined the potential emotional sequelae following self-reported mild head injury (MHI; e.g. 'altered state of consciousness' [ASC]) in university students with a particular focus on arousal status and responsivity to experimental manipulation of arousal. RESEARCH DESIGN:A quasi-experime...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Baker JM,Good DE

更新日期：2014-01-01 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:The purpose of this study was to explore and extend previous findings that training with variant items improves generalization performance on novel semantic sentences in an individual with amnesia. RESEARCH DESIGN:A case study of an individual with severe amnesia, Patient T.E., who participated in an...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Stark S,Gordon B,Stark C

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:Two modalities of family assessment based on the McMaster Model of Family Functioning (MMFF), including a self-report questionairre (Family Assessment Device-FAD) and a clinical interview (McMaster Structured Interview For Families-McSIFF) as scored on the McMaster Clinical Rating Scale (MCRS) were compared in an atte...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Barney MC,Max JE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether there were differences in clinical outcomes for ioflupane I123 injection (DaTscan) and single photon emission tomography consistent with early Parkinson's disease (PD) among individuals with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). METHODS:We performed a case-control study among ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Reams N,Anderson J,Perlman R,Li W,Walters S,Tideman S,Wang C,Simon K,Frigerio R,Maraganore DM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To understand the temporal evolution of brain reorganization during recovery from stroke. RESEARCH DESIGN:A patient who suffered left middle cerebral artery stroke 9 months earlier was studied on three occasions, approximately 1 month apart. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Brain activation was studied using ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Nair DG,Fuchs A,Burkart S,Steinberg FL,Kelso JA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

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：PURPOSE:Our aim was to describe the changes in the functional outcome at the early phase of rehabilitation following severe brain injury and to identify the factors associated with faster recovery. METHODS:This retrospective analysis included 182 patients who were transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a po...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Oujamaa L,Francony G,Boucheix P,Schilte C,Bouzat P,Perennou D,Payen JF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevention of secondary brain injury is a key component of acute management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Haemoglobin concentration may have an impact on optimization of cerebral oxygenation. Patients with TBI may best be served by an organized trauma service. The objective is to dete...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Baltazar GA,Pate AJ,Panigrahi B,Sharp A,Smith M,Chendrasekhar A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the psychological dynamics among family members of patients with prolonged coma. We discuss the conflicts these families meet and how they affect their interpersonal relationships. Special focus is placed on overt and covert aggression towards the attending staff, an issue that has not received mu...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Stern JM,Sazbon L,Becker E,Costeff H

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between neuropsychological performance, physiological arousal and decision-making in university students who have or have not reported a history of mild head injury (MHI). METHODS:Forty-four students, 18 (41%) reporting a history of MHI, performed a de...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： van Noordt S,Good D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The goal of the present study was to assess the impact of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) on episodic memory performance in relation to attentional and executive control processes in young adults. RESEARCH DESIGN/METHODS:A verbal memory paradigm manipulating attentional load (full attention or div...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Blanchet S,Paradis-Giroux AA,Pépin M,McKerral M

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Introduced in the 1980s, the neurofunctional approach (NFA) is one of the few interventions designed primarily for clients with severe deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Specifically the NFA was intended for those individuals who were limited in their ability to solve novel problems or generali...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Clark-Wilson J,Giles GM,Baxter DM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the development and interaction of the therapeutic alliance, patients' compliance and awareness during the process of brain injury rehabilitation and the role of demographic and injury related variables in this process. Subjects were 86 patients who underwent a holistic neuropsychological outpatient ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Schönberger M,Humle F,Teasdale TW

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constructional apraxia was evaluated in patients with aphasia using a cube-copying task. It was assessed whether quantitative assessment of cube copying could be used to estimate the performance intelligence quotient (IQ) according to neuropsychological tests. Abnormality in the cube-copying test was observed in 42 of...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Maeshima S,Ueyoshi A,Matsumoto T,Boh-Oka S,Yoshida M,Itakura T

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who exhibited Gerstmann's syndrome in association with a chronic subdural haematoma. A 71-year-old right-handed woman presented with mild right arm and leg weakness that began 2 weeks prior to admission. Neurological examination on admission revealed a mild right hemiparesis. Neuropsychological exa...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Maeshima S,Okumura Y,Nakai K,Itakura T,Komai N

更新日期：1998-08-01 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