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This study aims to determine which behaviorial signs of consciousness emerge first, and to estimate the time course to recovery of consciousness in patients with severe acquired brain injury. Early detection of consciousness after severe brain injury is critical for establishing an accurate prognosis and planning ...
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This project aims to develop a case definition and diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic confusional state (PTCS) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study describes clinical findings that establish a diagnosis of PTCS. Second, the study presents criteria for describing recovery from severe states of altered consciousness, ...
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It is important for researchers and health providers to be assured that performance on tests is valid and hence, reliable. This is particularly relevant for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and possible problems with memory, thinking or processing information. Sometimes, emotional distress, motivation, and difficulty ...
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The aim of this report is to describe the development of a new tool to measure how much pain interferes in daily life in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The TBI-QOL Pain Interference Item Bank used an approach in agreement with established measurement development standards, ...
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This study aims to determine if the motor response on the stimulated manual muscle test (SMMT) in muscles with a grade 0 motor score on the muscle test (MMT) can distinguish lower motor neuron (LMN) from upper motor neuron (UMN) injury, based on the presence of ...
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This letter to the editor discusses concerns about the effects of COVID-19 on burn survivors, and their ability to have successful burn recovery. Key components that help improve quality of life for burn survivors include: maintaining long-term burn center connection, follow-up in the community following discharge, ...
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This study aims to examine scores of burn survivors from the self-reported CAGE questionnaire (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye-opener). The CAGE questionnaire is an assessment tool used to screen for potential substance misuse. Burn survivors who misuse alcohol and/or other substances are more likely to ...
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This study aims to examine links between SCIRehab patients and injury characteristics, inpatient rehabilitation treatment, and outcomes at 5-years post-injury. The SCIRehab project was designed to examine what treatments lead to the best outcomes for people with SCI. Outcomes included measures of physical independence, societal participation, ...
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Most individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) have shoulder pain. The study investigated the effects of a 12-week home exercise program (HEP) on shoulder pain and function in people with chronic SCI that focused on the supraspinatus tendon (a tendon located on the back of ...
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This study compared samples of participants from the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile to the scores of a sample of people from the general U.S. population. The LIBRE Profile is a well-established item-response theory-based assessment that includes six domains (i.e., categories). This study focused ...
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This study aims to examine the connection between body mass index (BMI) and mortality (i.e., death) after the first year post spinal cord injury (SCI). The study looked at differences across demographic (e.g., marital status, education level) and injury characteristics (i.e., neurologic category). The researcher’s previous ...
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This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Couples Intervention (TCI) on caregiver needs and burden after brain injury. TCI is an individually-administered couples intervention (a therapist works with one partner at a time) that focuses on improvement in adjustment and communication. Traumatic brain ...
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The goal of this study was to investigate the rates of wheelchair repairs and resulting negative consequences in a population of Veteran full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). Access to wheelchairs can help individuals with impaired mobility to more easily participate in personal, professional, ...
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This study aims to examine the effect of early intravenous (IV) zoledronic acid (ZA) on bone markers and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in persons with acute ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) A traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) (i.e., a person with no motor or sensory function ...
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The LIBRE Profile assesses social participation after burn injury using six domains, including 1) relationships with family and friends; 2) social activities; 3) social interactions; 4) sexual relationships; 5) romantic relationships; and 6) work and employment. This study aims to develop recovery trajectories, or paths, for ...
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This study aims to measure recovery of consciousness in individuals with disorders of consciousness (DOC) caused by acute traumatic brian injury (TBI). The study also looks at factors associated with recovery from DOC and return to functional independence.
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This study found that most ...
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This study’s aim was to describe who is able to return to driving (RTD) after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), who maintains driving after RTD, and the association of RTD with TBI outcomes.
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This study found that over a span of 30 years, ...
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This study identifies trends in causes of death after spinal cord injury (SCI) to better understand why life expectancy after SCI has not improved in the last three decades.
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Researchers found that, since 2010, respiratory diseases represent the highest mortality (death) rate for ...
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This study aims to identify treatments that people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) used for non-neuropathic pains (nonNeuP) and how they rated the helpfulness of these treatments. Non-neuropathic pain is pain felt in body tissue, or musculoskeletal pain, such as fibromyalgia, degenerative arthiritis, or lower ...
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The study aims to characterize (i.e., describe) temperature sensitivity and determine its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), to inform patient education after recovery from burn injury. Temperature sensitivity is common after burn injury. It is linked with worse Satisfaction with Life (SWL) and mental ...