Spasticity after stroke: physiology, assessment and treatment.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in serious and disabling neuropsychiatric disorders. METHOD:The authors report a case of a 51-year old male, admitted to the psychiatric ward for acute psychosis and suicidal ideation, probably associated with TBI. After a temporal head trauma he initiated auditory/ve...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Guerreiro DF,Navarro R,Silva M,Carvalho M,Gois C

更新日期：2009-04-01 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

abstract：:Objective: This study evaluates the contribution of measures for social cognition (SC), executive functioning (EF) and dysexecutive behavior to the statistical prediction of social and vocational participation in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), taking into account age and injury severity.Method: A total of...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Westerhof-Evers HJ,Fasotti L,van der Naalt J,Spikman JM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study evaluated under double-blind placebo-controlled conditions, the safety and efficacy of 400 mg pramiracetam sulphate TID in treating memory and other cognitive problems of males who have sustained brain injuries. The results of the study indicate that subject performance in measures of memory, especia...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： McLean A Jr,Cardenas DD,Burgess D,Gamzu E

更新日期：1991-10-01 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：: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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:This paper examined the use of an atypical neuroleptic medication, risperidone, in reducing the excessive motor activity of an adolescent with an anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest from a lightning strike. Lower extremity restlessness caused the patient to develop skin breakdown and interfer...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Silver BV,Collins L,Zidek KA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the improvement of verbal interaction skills in a 27-year-old severely head-injured male who presented with an inappropriate attention-seeking circumlocutory conversational style. The patient was baselined on verbal response to three differing question forms, and then treated using combined cognitiv...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Giles GM,Fussey I,Burgess P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opinions about persisting post-concussional symptoms after minor traumatic brain injury still reflect a polarization of views around the sterile debate concerning the psychological vs organic origins of symptoms. Reviews of the experimental literature do not always integrate the often diverse perspectives that explain...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wood RL

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate published traumatic brain injury (TBI) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and assess rehabilitation intervention recommendations for applicability in disaster settings. Methods: Recommendations for rehabilitation interventions were synthesized from currently published TBI CPGs, developed by the...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lee SY,Amatya B,Judson R,Truesdale M,Reinhardt JD,Uddin T,Xiong XH,Khan F

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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：: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：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：PURPOSE:Validation of a new screening tool, viz., the Brain Injury Alert (BI Alert) for identification of cognitive and emotional problems after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children. METHODS:Parents and teachers of children with TBI as well as controls were interviewed using the BI Alert. Validity was determined u...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rasquin S,van Heugten C,Winkens I,Ritzen W,Hendriksen J,Vles H

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：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：OBJECTIVE:This study explored the utility of combining data from measures of performance validity and symptom validity among Veterans undergoing neuropsychological evaluation for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). BACKGROUND:Persistent cognitive impairments following mTBI are often reported by returning combat vetera...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Spencer RJ,Waldron-Perrine B,Drag LL,Pangilinan PH,Axelrod BN,Bieliauskas LA

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：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:To assess the ecological validity of the Screening Module of the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB-SM) using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). METHOD:Seventy individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury at a residential post-acute rehabilitation facility were administe...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Temple RO,Zgaljardic DJ,Abreu BC,Seale GS,Ostir GV,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To longitudinally examine objective and self-reported outcomes for recovery of cognition, communication, mood and participation in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and co-morbid post-traumatic sleep/wake disorders. DESIGN:Prospective, longitudinal, single blind outcome study. SETTING:Community-based...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wiseman-Hakes C,Murray B,Moineddin R,Rochon E,Cullen N,Gargaro J,Colantonio A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary objective: To investigate use of telehealth to deliver social communication skills training (TBIconneCT) to people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their communication partners (CPs).Research design: Feasibility study involving single case experimental design with two participants.Methods and proce...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rietdijk R,Power E,Brunner M,Togher L

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Concussion is regarded as a common injury in rugby league, however no studies have explored the long-term neurophysiological and cognitive effects of repeated concussion injuries in this sport. METHODS:Former professional rugby athletes (n = 25) were compared to 25 age-matched participants with no history o...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Pearce AJ,Rist B,Fraser CL,Cohen A,Maller JJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Individuals with traumatic brain injury may have difficulty accepting other viewpoints, but there is not yet a clinical test to measure the readiness with which one accepts new information as true. This study examined the truth effect-the tendency to rate previously seen material as being 'more true' than ne...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ladowsky-Brooks RL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effects on the hemiplegic upper limb of repetitive facilitation exercises (RFEs) using a novel facilitation technique, in which the patient's intention to move the hemiplegic upper limb or finger was followed by realization of the movement using multiple sensory stimulations. METHODS:Twenty-thre...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kawahira K,Shimodozono M,Etoh S,Kamada K,Noma T,Tanaka N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00