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Rehabilitation after head injury--1: Cognitive problems.
In the course ofmy travels I saw two young people at two stages of their lengthy rehabilitation after severe head injury in road accidents. At a regional neurological unit a boy of 18 was taking his first steps nine months after his injury; I met him nine months later at a day rehabilitation centre, walking well and talking much more easily. The girl, also about 18, I first saw 11 months after ...
متن کاملCognitive rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury
Annually, some 500,000 people are hospitalized with brain lesions acquired after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Brazil. Between 75,000 and 100,000 individuals die within hours of the event and 70,000 to 90,000 evolve to irreversible loss of some neurological function. The principal causes of TBI include motor vehicle accidents (50%), falls (21%), assaults and robberies (12%) and accidents duri...
متن کاملCognitive Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury & Stroke
ed according to specific criteria. For each of the remaining 87 studies, the level of evidence was determined using the same criteria as in our prior review. Update on Evidence-based Cognitive Rehabilitation 3 Of the 87 studies evaluated, 17 were rated as Class I, 8 as Class II, and 62 as Class III. Evidence within each predefined area of intervention was synthesized and recommendations were de...
متن کاملCognitive rehabilitation therapy in traumatic brain injury.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)—affecting an estimated 10 million people worldwide—results from a bump or blow to the head, or from external forces that cause the brain to move within the head, such as whiplash or exposure to blasts. TBI is a serious and growing problem, particularly among soldiers and veterans because of repeated exposure to violent environments. It can cause cognitive, physical,...
متن کاملearly rehabilitation in head injury; can we improve the outcomes?
results in the first three years, the team managed the care of 812 admissions. mean age wasn 44.3 years (sd = 24.8) and mean length of hospital stay was 6.1 days (sd = 10.9). ofn these individuals, 674 attended for 6 month follow-up with 52.2% having a good outcomen on extended glasgow outcome score. patients and their relatives' feedbacks weren excellent with an average score of 4.7/5 on overa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0103-5355,2359-5922
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1626492