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This chapter provides an overview of the clinical aspects of the minimally conscious state (MCS), a condition defined to distinguish patients who retain at least one behavioral sign of consciousness from those who appear to be completely unconscious. The authors begin by outlining the diagnostic criteria for MCS, emphasizing the ...

Study identified aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) that are relevant to caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and developed an integrated conceptual framework based on this information. Nine focus groups were conducted with 55 caregivers of individuals with moderate-to-severe TBI to explore the effect that caring ...

The etiology and treatment of hypertrophic scar remain puzzles even after decades of research. A significant reason is the lack of an accepted animal model of the process. The female, red Duroc pig model was described long ago. Since the skin of the pig is similar to that of humans, ...

Although dermal collagens appear increased in hypertrophic scars, this has not been tested in tissue samples using objective methods. We compared the expression of types I and III collagen in hypertrophic and non hypertrophic scars at 6-12 and 18-24 months after burn using a quantitative method. Among 17 patients with ...

Although dermal collagens appear increased in hypertrophic scars, this has not been tested in tissue samples using objective methods. We compared the expression of types I and III collagen in hypertrophic and non hypertrophic scars at 6-12 and 18-24 months after burn using a quantitative method. Among 17 patients with ...

Study evaluated the feasibility and safety of utilizing a commercially available virtual reality gaming system as a treatment intervention for balance training in patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Twenty patients were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions: (1) balance-based physical therapy using a Nintendo ...

The presence of alcohol is clearly a risk factor for sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI); however, the impact of alcohol on injury severity, and functional or cognitive outcome is unclear, as there is mixed evidence in the literature. This study examined 482 participants in a large urban medical center ...

BACKGROUND: Extremely few objective estimates of traumatic brain injury incidence include all ages, both sexes, all injury mechanisms, and the full spectrum from very mild to fatal events. METHODS: We used unique Rochester Epidemiology Project medical records-linkage resources, including highly sensitive and specific diagnostic coding, to identify all Olmsted County, ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and outcome in patients with fecal incontinence after acute brain injury. DESIGN: A retrospective study of the incidence of and risk factors contributing to fecal incontinence, and outcomes at admission to and discharge from inpatient rehabilitation and at 1-year follow-up. SETTING: ...

Study examined the characteristics and short-term functional outcomes of the pediatric burn inpatient rehabilitation population using data from the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation database between 2002 and 2011. Demographic, medical, and functional data were evaluated for children younger than 18 years at time of admission to inpatient rehabilitation ...