Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jul 2008
Gait training with the newly developed 'LokoHelp'-system is feasible for non-ambulatory patients after stroke, spinal cord and brain injury. A feasibility study.
To evaluate the feasibility of using a newly developed electromechanical gait device (LokoHelp) for locomotion training in neurological patients with impaired walking ability with respect to training effects and patients' and therapists' efforts and discomfort. ⋯ Locomotion training with the newly developed 'LokoHelp'-system is feasible in severely affected patients after brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury. In addition, our results indicate that the described alternative method of gait training may decrease the exertion needed by therapists to carry out the training.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Apr 2008
Case ReportsCranioplasty for patients developing large cranial defects combined with post-traumatic hydrocephalus after head trauma.
Large cranial defects combined with hydrocephalus after decompressive craniectomy are a common, harsh reality among patients with head trauma. Typically, a shunt is first used to relieve the hydrocephalus. However, subsequently the patients may develop a severe sinking scalp flap over the skull defect before cranioplasty, which would make the procedure difficult. ⋯ This method is easy and safe and it facilitates the cranioplasty, reducing the potential complications, including intracranial haematoma, effusions and infection, and thereby improving the patient outcome.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Apr 2008
The short- and long-term effectiveness of the LSVT for dysarthria following TBI and stroke.
To examine the effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) for the treatment of 10 individuals with dysarthria following TBI and stroke. ⋯ LSVT has the potential to be a viable treatment option for individuals with dysarthria featuring respiratory-phonatory impairments following TBI and stroke.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Mar 2008
Traumatic brain injury in Finland 1991-2005: a nationwide register study of hospitalized and fatal TBI.
To examine the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Finland in 1991-2005. ⋯ TBI prevention should be focused to the main groups at risk. The need for further care, rehabilitation and increasing the awareness of TBI is obvious.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Feb 2008
Short-term DTI predictors of cognitive dysfunction in mild traumatic brain injury.
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). ⋯ DTI may provide short-term non-invasive predictive markers of cognitive functioning in patients with MTBI.