abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) using an arterial spin labelling (ASL) perfusion MRI and to investigate the severity of neuropsychological functional impairment with respect to haemodynamic changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-one patients with...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ge Y,Patel MB,Chen Q,Grossman EJ,Zhang K,Miles L,Babb JS,Reaume J,Grossman RI

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that Visual Midline Shift Syndrome (VMSS) following a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) can be corrected with yoked prisms. RESEARCH DESIGN:This randomized study describes how the use of yoked prisms affects visual midline and documents the influence of yoked prisms on improving postural orientat...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Padula WV,Nelson CA,Padula WV,Benabib R,Yilmaz T,Krevisky S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

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：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: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：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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To profile early outcomes during the transition from hospital to home for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their family caregivers. RESEARCH DESIGN:Prospective longitudinal study with data collected at three time points: pre-discharge and 1- and 3-months post-discharge. METHODS AND P...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Turner B,Fleming J,Cornwell P,Haines T,Ownsworth T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To explore differences in rate of recovery and functional outcome in case-matched patients with traumatic (TBI) vs non-traumatic brain injury (non-TBI) during inpatient rehabilitation and 1 year post-insult. RESEARCH DESIGN:Retrospective comparison study and case-controlled design. METHODS AND PROCE...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Cullen NK,Park YG,Bayley MT

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to understand turning points and processes that define the experience of identity change for individuals with brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:The current study applied an interpretive qualitative research design using a phenomenological approach. Qualitative 'life-story' interviewing wa...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Muenchberger H,Kendall E,Neal R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is concerning evidence that people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be at increased risk for suicide. This paper aims to provide an overview of traumatic brain injury and suicide in order to enhance the ability of professionals to recognize and manage suicidality in patients with TBI. METHODS:First,...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Wasserman L,Shaw T,Vu M,Ko C,Bollegala D,Bhalerao S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To assess the criterion and construct validity and inter-rater reliability of the Czech version of the Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test (MASTcz). RESEARCH DESIGN:Prospective evaluation of consecutive inpatients admitted to the stroke unit of a university hospital within 60 days of onset of a unilat...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kostálová M,Bártková E,Sajgalíková K,Dolenská A,Dusek L,Bednarík J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The two objectives of this study were (1) to replicate the previous finding that a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the ANKK1 gene (SNP rs1800497 formerly known as the DRD2 TAQ1 A allele) is associated with measures of learning and response latency after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and (2) to further ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： McAllister TW,Flashman LA,Harker Rhodes C,Tyler AL,Moore JH,Saykin AJ,McDonald BC,Tosteson TD,Tsongalis GJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In work with chronic stroke patients the authors observed that patients frequently appear sleepy and often comment on their poor sleep. Sleep difficulties are frequently reported and indeed clinically recognized in the acute phase post-stroke, but little is known about the sleep and daytime sleep...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Sterr A,Herron K,Dijk DJ,Ellis J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of age and vocabulary as predictors of performance on neuropsychological tests in children with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI). SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:In the first study, 213 school-age children were evaluated in their public school environment. In the second study, 65 chi...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Prigatano GP,Gray JA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to characterize performance of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) on a novel video-based test, the Video Social Inference Test (VSIT). The VSIT was designed to capture social inference processes that would be engaged in daily conversations. The test required bo...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Turkstra LS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of electrical injuries are rising in proportion to the increased use of electricity in both domestic and industrial sectors. There are multiple ways in which electricity can cause tissue damage, which can be due to direct effects, electroporation and thermal effects. However, these mechanisms fail...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Haq MZ,Prakash R,Soy A,Gupta A,Akhtar S

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：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：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To find an easy-to-use, valid and reliable tool for evaluating the level of functional dependence of an individual with brain damage who seeks a diagnosis of his/her functional dependence in daily activities. METHODS:Eighty-one patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) in post-acute phase, 40 traumat...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Leon-Carrion J,Martin-Rodriguez JF,Damas-Lopez J,Martin JM,Dominguez-Morales Mdel R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:To establish pre-morbid alcohol and drug use in persons with TBI, relative to controls, investigate how patterns of substance use change over time following TBI and identify factors associated with heavy post-injury substance use. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification test ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ponsford J,Whelan-Goodinson R,Bahar-Fuchs A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an errorless training approach, Spaced Retrieval (SR) training delivered over the telephone, on the reported everyday memory problems of adults with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). RESEARCH DESIGN:The study was a randomized controlled cli...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Bourgeois MS,Lenius K,Turkstra L,Camp C

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study whether metacognition is a prerequisite for coping at the tactical level of driving. RESEARCH DESIGN:A consecutive series of 30 drivers with acquired brain injury were assessed concerning cognitive functions and driving performance. In addition the drivers assessed their driving performance through ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lundqvist A,Alinder J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although most mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients suffer any of several post-concussion symptoms suggestive of thalamic involvement, they rarely present with any MRI-visible pathology. The aim here, therefore, is to characterize their thalamic metabolite levels with proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MRS) com...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kirov I,Fleysher L,Babb JS,Silver JM,Grossman RI,Gonen O

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although the positive relationship between parental alcohol use and children's injuries is well established, it is not known whether parental alcohol misuse is a risk factor for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) of their children and whether subjects with childhood TBI have hazardous drinking habits in adolesc...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Winqvist S,Jokelainen J,Luukinen H,Hillbom M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To validate the modified 20-metre shuttle test in adults who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN:Single-sample validity study. SETTING:Brain injury rehabilitation unit. PARTICIPANTS:Twenty-four adults with severe TBI, discharged from hospital for at least 6-months. PROTOCOL:Parti...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hassett LM,Harmer AR,Moseley AM,Mackey MG

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:Clinical management of acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) has emphasized identification of secondary mechanisms of pathophysiology. An important objective in this study is to use proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (pMRS) to examine early metabolic disturbance due to TBI. RESEARCH DESIGN:The curre...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Hillary FG,Liu WC,Genova HM,Maniker AH,Kepler K,Greenwald BD,Cortese BM,Homnick A,Deluca J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of brain-injured patients' cognitive abilities on their working alliance (WA) with their therapist in post-acute rehabilitation. DESIGN:Cognitive tests were administered to brain-injured individuals at the beginning of post-acute, holistic brain-injury rehabilitation. Clients as well as...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Schönberger M,Humle F,Teasdale TW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To determine factors that influence the strength of therapeutic alliance for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) attending post-acute brain injury rehabilitation (PABIR) and to examine the association of therapeutic alliance with outcome after PABIR. RESEARCH DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Sherer M,Evans CC,Leverenz J,Stouter J,Irby JW Jr,Lee JE,Yablon SA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthostatic circulatory disorders are a common problem in the mobilization of patients with severe neurological diseases such as paraplegia, the vegetative state or the minimally conscious state. They create difficulties when mobilizing the patient out of bed. Although their incidence has not been clearly established ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Luther MS,Krewer C,Müller F,Koenig E

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:Examining the evidence from contrasting epistemological sources a case is made for the use of music as an assessment medium with patients in low awareness states. Profound brain damage can result in long-term states of altered consciousness such as vegetative and minimally conscious states. Differenti...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Magee WL

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The presentation and evaluation of the Overt Aggression Scale-Modified for Neurorehabilitation-Extended (OAS-MNR-E). RESEARCH DESIGN:Inter-rater reliability study using data collection procedures mirroring clinical practice. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Fifteen clinical staff representing five different d...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Giles GM,Mohr JD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of contractures with an increase or reduction of non-spastic muscle overactivity due to severe cerebral damage. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:Forty-five patients with tetraparesis after severe cerebral damage were investigated. Three groups were d...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Pohl M,Mehrholz J,Rockstroh G,Rückriem S,Koch R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To investigate external correlates of invalid test performance after traumatic brain injury, as assessed by the California Verbal Learning Test - Second Edition (CVLT-II) and Word Memory Test (WMT). RESEARCH DESIGN:Consecutive 2-year series of rehabilitation referrals with a diagnosis of traumatic br...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Donders J,Boonstra T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cognitive rehabilitation represents a substantial portion of rehabilitative efforts put forth in increasing independence following an acquired brain injury. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS:This review examined four major areas of cognitive therapy including: attention/concentration, learning and memory, executive ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rees L,Marshall S,Hartridge C,Mackie D,Weiser M,Erabi Group.

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between language functions and cognitive and functional outcome and to evaluate the effects of a conventional language rehabilitation programme on aphasic adult patients in the post-acute stage of traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN:Non-concurrent prospective study. Patients...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Demir SO,Altinok N,Aydin G,Köseoğlu F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between working alliance, compliance, awareness and subjective outcome of brain injury rehabilitation. Subjects were 86 patients who were clients in an holistic neuropsychological outpatient rehabilitation programme. They had suffered a traumatic brain injury (n = 27), a cerebr...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Schönberger M,Humle F,Teasdale TW

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To determine the neuropsychological profile of persons with anoxic brain injury. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:A retrospective study on a population of persons with anoxic brain injury admitted to a Brain Injury Unit (Institut Guttmann, Spain) from 1995-2003. The sample was divided according to physiopathol...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Garcia-Molina A,Roig-Rovira T,Enseñat-Cantallops A,Sanchez-Carrion R,Pico-Azanza N,Bernabeu M,Tormos JM

更新日期：2006-10-01 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