Objective: To investigate the relation between duration of posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) and functional outcome in a traumatically brain injured population. Patients: Two hundred seventy-six patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were admitted to a Level I university trauma center and required inpatient rehabilitation. Measures: Duration of PTA was ...
Discusses alcohol-related problems among older hospitalized patients and its impact on functional outcomes in rehabilitation. Reviews differences in diagnostic criteria for the elderly, causes of underdiagnosis, the pertinence of assessment issues in geriatric rehabilitation, and the implications for functional outcomes.
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Article examines the potential bias in outcome studies created by traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients lost at one-year follow-up. The goal of the study was to identify characteristics that differed significantly for those who were lost to follow-up. Patients were considered lost when phone, mail, clinic visits, and assistance ...
Discusses variables contributing to the necessity of a return to an acute care facility from an inpatient rehabilitation facility among people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Argues that history of pneumonia and history of recent surgery are significant contributing factors, with serum hemoglobin levels also exhibiting a ...
Examines potential underlying mechanisms and common intervention strategies for management of agitation after brain injury. Discusses probable pathophysiologic mechanisms of posttraumatic agitation and reviews common behavioral and pharmacologic methods of treatment. This document is included in NCDDR's Guide to Traumatic Brain Injury Resources Produced by NIDRR Grantees, number C.46. ...
Examines the relationship between the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status examination (Cognistat) and established neuropsychological measures of related constructs in a traumatic brain injury (TBI) sample. Evaluates Cognistat performance in assessing orientation, attention, language, memory, calculation, construction, and reasoning.
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Reports the results of a study investigating the roles that depression and cognition play in the recovery of ambulation and the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) in geriatric patients undergoing physical rehabilitation. Subjects consisted of 423 medical rehabilitation inpatients between the ages of 60 and 99. Depression ...
Summarizes pharmacological responses to agitation among people who are in an intensive care setting. Discusses antipsychotic, neuroleptic, opioid, benzodiazepine, paralyzing, sedative, and antidepressant agents, as well as propofol.
This paper deals with the issue of fitness to drive in patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Guidelines for assessment are proposed and three types of studies are reviewed: studies about impairments of attention and information processing, studies of driving competence, and driver selection studies, applying and evaluating ...
OBJECTIVE: To extend psychometric research on the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) by comparing patients' reports with those of family members. DESIGN: Reports on community integration were obtained from family members and patients 1 year after brain injury. Kappa reliability coefficients were used to examine agreement for individual items on ...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of acute injury characteristics on subsequent return to work in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. DESIGN: Descriptive statistics were performed in a comparative study of 49 TBI patients who were competitively employed at 1-year follow-up and 83 unemployed patients. Independent t tests were then ...