Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Time to rehabilitation admission, length of stay and functional outcome.

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to review relevant literature on the effect of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and blast injury on the vestibular system. Dizziness and imbalance are common sequelae associated with mTBI, and in some individuals, these symptoms may last for six months or longer. In war-related injurie...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Akin FW,Murnane OD,Hall CD,Riska KM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Long-term monitoring of concussion recovery requires time- and cost-effective methods. Physiologic complexity may be useful in evaluating visual-motor integration following concussion. The purpose of this study was to quantify the extent to which prior number of concussions influenced visual-motor tracking f...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Raikes AC,Schaefer SY,Studenka BE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the utility of Timed Digit Span (TDS) as an embedded performance validity test (PVT) in a sample of veterans with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). We hypothesize that TDS will predict PVT failure on an established stand-alone measure (Trial 1 of the Test of Memory Malingering; TOMM). METHODS:TD...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Gabel NM,Waldron-Perrine B,Spencer RJ,Pangilinan PH,Hale AC,Bieliauskas LA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) Verbal IQ-Performance IQ (VIQ-PIQ) discrepancy and a number of indices of intersubtest scatter were examined in 25 subjects with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of structural brain abnormality. Abnormal VIQ-P...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kraiuhin C,Shores EA,Roberts C

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：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:Evaluate changes in community integration for survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) who participated in a post-acute rehabilitation programme. DESIGN:Cohort, prospective study investigating change from admission to post-discharge. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals, the majority of whom were diagnosed with severe...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Seale GS,Caroselli JS,High WM Jr,Becker CL,Neese LE,Scheibel R

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the long-term (2-15 years) functional outcome of children and young adults who received an early intensive neurorehabilitation programme (EINP) after a prolonged period of unconsciousness due to severe brain injury; to differentiate between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and non-traumatic brain i...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Eilander HJ,Timmerman RB,Scheirs JG,Van Heugten CM,De Kort PL,Prevo AJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 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

abstract：:This double-blind study sought to discover if cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES), which is a known treatment of depression, anxiety and insomnia in non-head-injured patients, could be an effective, drug-free treatment of stress-related symptoms in the closed-head-injured (CHI) patient. In this study 10 CHI patie...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Smith RB,Tiberi A,Marshall J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare life-threatening disorder resulting from treatment with neuroleptic agents and other drugs that act as dopamine antagonists. NMS most often occurs shortly after the initiation, dose increase or withdrawal of the offending agent, but can rarely occur after long-t...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kouparanis A,Bozikas A,Spilioti M,Tziomalos K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsychological outcome and recovery of a group of 91 patients with moderate-to-severe head injuries were prospectively investigated over a 2 year period, with evaluations at acute hospital discharge at 6 months and 2 years post-injury. A group of 39 trauma patients with injuries to parts of the body other than the...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lannoo E,Colardyn F,Jannes C,de Soete G

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Many individuals suffer acquired brain injury (ABI) each year. This impacts on the need for rehabilitation supports and services that facilitate the achievement of personal goals. The role of assessment in the rehabilitation of people with ABI is examined. The extent to which assessment practices match (in any way) no...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rees RJ,Storry CJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of changing contexts on language and communication skills of adults with acquired brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:Repeated measures design. METHODS:Four adults with brain injury were observed in four contexts with pragmatic language and communication behaviours recorded. Context...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Bellon ML,Rees RJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Objective: To explore the ways in which health care professionals and families understand terms and concepts associated with disorders of consciousness.Methods: Open-ended, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 health care professionals and 18 family caregivers affiliated with a disorders of consciousness ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Peterson A,Kostick KM,O'Brien KA,Blumenthal-Barby J

更新日期：2020-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether assessment method influences the type of post-concussion-like symptoms. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Participants were 73 Australian undergraduate students (Mage = 24.14, SD = 8.84; 75.3% female) with no history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Participants reported symptoms ex...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Edmed SL,Sullivan KA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the effect of intravenous saline administration on orthostatic hypotension (OH) during head up tilt (HUT) and the change in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system before and after HUT in patients with severe acquired brain injury (ABI). RESEARCH DESIGN:The study is d...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Riberholt C,Olesen N,Hovind P,Mehlsen J,Petersen TH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amantadine is currently recommended for use in patients of post-traumatic brain injury with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS). However, the application of amantadine in UWS after cerebral hemorrhage has only been rarely reported. This allows for a further exploration of the role of amantadine in the tr...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Gao Y,Ma L,Liang F,Zhang Y,Yang L,Liu X,Yang J

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effectiveness of interventions for mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) in adults as found in the literature. RESEARCH DESIGN:Systematic review of the literature. METHODS:Six electronic databases and 18 journals within the brain injury field were manually searched between the years 1980-2003. R...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Comper P,Bisschop SM,Carnide N,Tricco A

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most of the retrospective studies have demonstrated that traumatic brain injury mediated hypopituitarism could be more frequent than previously known. Therefore, this study has prospectively investigated pituitary function and their correlation with severity, pressure effect and Glasgow Outcome Scale in the ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Prasanna KL,Mittal RS,Gandhi A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：MAIN OBJECTIVE:Disorders of consciousness (DOC; encompassing coma, vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) and minimally conscious state minus/plus (MCS-/+)) are associated with structural brain injury. The extent of this damage remains poorly understood and merits a detailed examination using novel...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Guldenmund P,Soddu A,Baquero K,Vanhaudenhuyse A,Bruno MA,Gosseries O,Laureys S,Gómez F

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:In the push for quantifiable outcome-based rehabilitation programmes, sensitivity to the integrity and uniqueness of the individual has been moved to the background. This has been particularly noticeable in the area of social skills therapy for persons who have suffered a traumatic head injury. We review some of the p...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： McGann W,Werven G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study had two main objectives: Firstly, to document the economic differences between 'ordinary' and 'aggressive' neurosurgical intensive care and secondly, to evaluate the medical benefits in relation to costs for different subgroups of head-injured patients. The study compares patients injured in traffic ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Sundbärg G,Norlund A,Nordström CH,Messeter K

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the short-term cognitive and symptomatic outcome following mild traumatic brain injury. METHODS:Setting: Emergency Departments of two UK tertiary referral hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:Adult patients presenting to the Emergency Departments of the Royal London Hospital and Salford Royal Hospital with ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Bloom BM,Kinsella K,Pott J,Patel HC,Harris T,Lecky F,Pearse R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate longitudinal changes in cortical and subcortical volumes in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and to evaluate whether such changes were associated with self-reported post-concussive symptoms, global functional outcomes and neuropsychological functioning. METHODS:This was a prosp...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hellstrøm T,Westlye LT,Sigurdardottir S,Brunborg C,Soberg HL,Holthe Ø,Server A,Lund MJ,Andreassen OA,Andelic N

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The frontal lobes are particularly vulnerable to injury during trauma. The syndrome commonly attributed to frontal lobe dysfunction includes problems with impulsivity, perseveration, disinhibition, amotivation, attention, planning, and problem solving. These symptoms can respond to certain pharmacologic interventions,...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kraus MF,Maki P

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00