abstract：:Integration of systems of service for individuals who have sustained a brain injury (BI) is critical to their successful recovery and reintegration into the community [6,7,33]. The Toronto Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Network, an umbrella organization of 17 partners in the city of Toronto, Canada, is attempting to crea...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Vander Laan R,Brandys C,Sullivan I,Lemsky C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to consider the feasibility and effectiveness of combined body weight support (BWS) treadmill and overground training for a 71-year-old woman 19 months post left embolic middle cerebral artery stroke. The study used a modified single subject withdrawal design (ABAA). Initial baseline performanc...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Miller EW

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between exaggeration and scores on a test of olfactory discrimination in patients being assessed in connection with a claim for financial benefits. Participants were 448 patients referred to a private practice in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for psychological or n...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Green P,Iverson GL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain injury claims frequently involve the use of experts to evaluate and document extent of impairment. These experts can cover a wide array of specialities, many of which are delineated in this article. It is pointed out that there are crucial differences between a clinical evaluation and a medical-legal evaluation ...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Friedman HJ,Klee CH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent and costly health care problems and variability is the rule more than the exception in terms of pain related outcomes. Clearly, psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress, excessive somatic thoughts and a variety of psychiatric syndromes are recog...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Gonzales VA,Martelli MF,Baker JM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent basic research on the neural control of female sexual function is reviewed with an emphasis on the pathways controlling the genitalia. Sexual responses require the coordination of sympathetic, parasympathetic and somatic nervous system. This coordination is performed by interneuronal systems within the lower sp...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： McKenna KE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of the adult central nervous system to recover from injury is highly limited. Limiting factors in the repair process appear to be a combination of an inhibiting environment and the restricted intrinsic capacity of the neuron to reactivate its regenerative machinery. Studies using experimental treatments de...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： van de Meent H,Schwab ME

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the cognitive profiles of three groups of Israeli individuals who exhibit cognitive deficits for diverse reasons, using the Neurobehavioural Cognitive Status Examination (Cognistat, former name NCSE). The test is a standardized cognitive screening instrument which i...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Katz N,Hartman-Maeir A,Weiss P,Armon N

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive rehabilitation has evolved to be a common clinical practice, despite questions regarding the scientific basis for its effectiveness. A selective interpretation of existing studies suggests that non-specific treatment factors play an important role in the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation. Some future dire...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Cicerone KD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with post-poliomyelitis syndrome can benefit from a management program. When a post-polio patient presents with new symptoms, it is first essential to identify and treat other medical and neurological conditions which could produce these symptoms. New weakness can be managed with exercise (stretching, st...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Trojan DA,Finch L

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over one million mild traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occur annually in the United States. Most of these patients recover full function within about 3 months, but a significant minority do not. Failure to recover as expected following a diagnosed or suspected mild TBI is most commonly related to a concurrent diagnosis ...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Mooney G,Speed J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Praxis is defined as skilled, purposive limb movement. While it has been a consistent finding that lesions of the left cerebral hemisphere result in significantly worse performance on praxis testing than lesions of the right cerebral hemisphere, recently some investigators have proposed that the right hemisphere may a...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Maher LM,Rothi LJ,Heilman KM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A step-by-step case report describes the rehabilitation program for visual dysfunction of a 52-year-old woman, beginning 2 years post-trauma. Methods to ameliorate such symptoms as diplopia, ocular discomfort, dry eye, inefficient saccadic movement, spasms of accommodation, poor reading comprehension and very limited ...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Ludlam WM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clients who have experienced a brain injury often are damaged by a third party who is perceived responsible for the consequences of their actions. In the United States, a common method of seeking financial compensation for the injury is to file a personal injury law suit. This article will outline the RAPEL method for...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Weed RO

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many issues face the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and its role in the encouragement of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) rehabilitation research and the development of the TBI model systems of care. Yet, even though many complex difficulties face individuals who have sustained TBI, t...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Melia RP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term outcome assessment of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) beyond acute rehabilitation is becoming an increasingly important issue as life expectancies for people with SCI approach those of the general population. This article provides information about research on the long-term physical and psychological we...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Hart KA,Rintala DH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outcome of 295 rehabilitation patients with mild, moderate, and severe brain injury was investigated prospectively at five regional medical centers using the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale. Mean factor scale scores were generally low. with the cognition mean highest and the excitement mean lowest. Regardless of scale, t...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Keyser L,Witol AD,Kreutzer JS,Rosenthal M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant number of people with multiple sclerosis experience pathological laughing and weeping. This article presents two perspectives on these symptoms. First, the neurological literature is reviewed. Then, the patient's perspective is described in an essay written by a man who lives with pathological laughing a...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Schwartz CE,Fierston S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a short history of the hawing aspects of community integration in the United States for persons with permanent and/or long-term physical, affective, and cognitive disabilities. Included in this history are the philosophy behind the process, some pitfalls that have been found to be important to av...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Clubb Foley C,Don Lehmkuhl L,Young ME

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of an indwelling catheter and the initiation of intermittent catheterization (IC) has become a standard urological goal over the past decades. While realistic for men it is more difficult for women, mainly due to their anatomical differences and lack of development of a satisfactory external collection device....

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Jackson AB

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors discuss the principles of transfer and generalization of learning as they apply to rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. A general model is provided that predicts the outcome of most rehabilitation therapies. Implications of the model for improving treatment are discussed. Two experimental tests of ...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Parenté R,Twum M,Zoltan B

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of psychological depression in elderly patients in medical/rehabilitation/nursing care settings is reviewed, with general levels of 20% to 35% and more specific levels up to 70% being reported for these populations. Depression is seen as readily identifiable in these patients, though it is probably a di...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Bieliauskas LA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical issues pertaining to treating pediatric rehabilitation patients stem from at least three sources: the fact that children are not morally autonomous persons and must depend on the values and moral beliefs of others in ethically complex decision-making situations; the extent of parental authority in asserting pr...

journal_title：NeuroRehabilitation

authors： Banja JD,Jann BB

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00