Assessment after extremely severe head injury in a case of life or death: further support for McMillan.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an increasingly significant health concern worldwide, compounded by the difficultly in detection and diagnosis. Fortunately, a growing body of research has identified oculomotor behavior, specifically fixations, saccades and smooth pursuit eye movements as a promising endophen...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hunfalvay M,Murray NP,Carrick FR

更新日期：2020-12-24 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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To examine the role of selective attention and visual perception in medicating inattentional blindness in a severe traumatic brain injured sample. RESEARCH DESIGN:Cross-sectional design with age and education matched control sample. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Twenty participants with severe traumatic br...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Summers MJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shorter inpatient stays for traumatically brain injured patients frequently allow less time for comprehensive education of families and caretakers. What is needed to compensate for the shortened duration of brain injury rehabilitation in many settings is a family educational programme that (1) satisfies the family's a...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Holland D,Shigaki CL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Remote limb ischemic post-conditioning (RLIPostC) has been shown to be neuroprotective in cerebral ischemia, whereas the effect of RLIPostC on synaptogenesis remains elusive. In the present study, we investigated the effects of RLIPostC on synaptogenesis in an experimental stroke rat model. METHODS:Sprague-D...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wang Y,Zhang Z,Zhang L,Yang H,Shen Z

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:This paper describes a conceptual model for treatment of the externalizing behavioural sequelae to an acquired brain injury and discusses relevant research. Use of the model by practitioners should lead to sophisticated and minimally intrusive intervention. In the model, there are two different categories of approache...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ducharme JM

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：AIM:The present study aimed to examine the nature of attention distinctions among sub-tests of the Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) underlying the performance of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHOD:Confirmatory factor analysis was performed among a group of 92 patients with TBI experiencing chronic post...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Chan RC,Lai MK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:to investigate the road traffic accident rate in patients who have resumed driving after severe brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:a retrospective study conducted by means of telephone interviews. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:The caregivers of 90 patients suffering from severe brain injury were included. All o...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Formisano R,Bivona U,Brunelli S,Giustini M,Longo E,Taggi F

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To explore the epidemiology of patients in a Vegetative State (VS) and Minimally Conscious State (MCS) that are cared for in long-term care facilities in Austria. The study was inspired by increasing evidence that the cognitive abilities of minimal behavioural patients with disorders of consciousness ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Donis J,Kräftner B

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Although patients with Locked-In-Syndrome (LIS) are often stated to have normal cognitive functioning, the few reports of neuropsychological assessment in these cases suggest this is not always true. This paper (a) reviews published reports of neuropsychological assessments of LIS patients, (b) presents a de...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wilson BA,Hinchcliffe A,Okines T,Florschutz G,Fish J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In Australia, over 6,000 adults younger than 65 have been inappropriately placed in nursing homes designed to accommodate older adults. The primary aim of this review was to map the literature on the experiences and outcomes of young people with disability who are placed in aged care. METHODS:A scoping revie...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Oliver S,Gosden-Kaye EZ,Jarman H,Winkler D,Douglas JM

更新日期：2020-09-18 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate what goals influence the decisions of people with a traumatic brain injury to disclose (or not to disclose) information about their brain injury. METHOD:Ten people with a traumatic brain injury were interviewed about disclosing information about their injury to others. Thematic analysis was us...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Riley GA,Hagger BF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationship of patient variables to caregiver distress and family functioning after TBI in 62 families. An extension of Kreutzer et al. 1994 (in press), the present investigation used four categories of predictor variables: indices of injury severity, neuropsychological tests, neurobehavioural...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kreutzer JS,Gervasio AH,Camplair PS

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Research has shown that number of and blast-related Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) are associated with higher levels of service-connected disability (SCD) among US veterans. This study builds and tests a prediction model of SCD based on combat and training exposures experienced during active military servi...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Eggleston B,Dismuke-Greer CE,Pogoda TK,Denning JH,Eapen BC,Carlson KF,Bhatnagar S,Nakase-Richardson R,Troyanskaya M,Nolen T,Walker WC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:To determine the understanding of educational professionals around the topic of childhood brain injury and explore the factor structure of the Common Misconceptions about Traumatic Brain Injury Questionnaire (CM-TBI). RESEARCH DESIGN:Cross-sectional postal survey. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:The CM-TBI ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Linden MA,Braiden HJ,Miller S

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：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：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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To assess the inter-rater reliability of the Modified Modified Ashworth Scale (MMAS) in lower limb muscle spasticity. RESEARCH DESIGN:Cross-sectional observational study. INTERVENTIONS:Not applicable. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Twenty-two adults with neurological conditions (17 women, five men, age ran...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ghotbi N,Ansari NN,Naghdi S,Hasson S,Jamshidpour B,Amiri S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Family needs of patients with acquired brain injuries have been studied for about three decades. In this study, we assessed the needs, the quality of life and the psychological state of relatives of patients with locked-in syndrome (LIS). DESIGN:A survey was carried out using the family needs' questionnaire ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lugo Z,Pellas F,Blandin V,Laureys S,Gosseries O

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the course and impact of family optimism in the post-acute stage of acquired brain injury. METHODS:At Time 1, 30 family relatives of in-patients in rehabilitation units and 30 relatives of patients recently discharged from such units completed questionnaires relating to their emotional health,...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Riley GA,Hough A,Meader LM,Brennan AJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and permanent disability in developmental age. Neurobehavioural symptoms are not uncommon in these patients. The aim of this study was to identify the main neuropsychiatric sequelae of TBI at different ages and study the possible correlations with cli...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Geraldina P,Mariarosaria L,Annarita A,Susanna G,Michela S,Alessandro D,Sandra S,Enrico C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature has been replete with reports that persons who require craniotomy for treatment of their traumatic brain injury have a far worse outcome. The majority of these reports have utilized the rather global Glasgow Outcome Scale as a determinant of outcome. This paper sought to evaluate the effect of craniotom...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Zafonte R,Ricker J,Lombard L,Mann N,Black K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward concussion in cyclists and to identify predictors of concussion knowledge. METHODS:Cycling organizations sent members a web link to online information about the study and a questionnaire. Anyone aged >16 years, living in New Zealand and engaged in a cycl...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： O'Reilly M,Mahon S,Reid D,Hume P,Hardaker N,Theadom A

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between acute serum cortisol following pediatric sport-related concussion (SRC) and clinical outcome measures of symptom burden and length to return to sport (RTS) Methods: Prospective observational study of ice hockey players ages 11-12 recruited prior to the hockey season. Players ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ritchie EV,Emery C,Debert CT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To describe clinical experience using botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in children with acquired brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:Single centre, open label, pilot study. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Twenty-one patients were randomized to three groups according to impairment severity and treatment objectives. ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： van Rhijn J,Molenaers G,Ceulemans B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00