Purpose: The first step to manage motor impairment of upper limb in patients with subacute stroke is having an accurate assessment tool. The Fugl-Meyer assessment of upper extremity and 9-hole pegboard test are used to evaluate motor function and hand dexterity in stroke survivals. The present study aimed to investigate the test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change (MDC) in these tw...

Development in medical intervention has significantly decreased the mortality rates for children with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) but among these survivors there occurs a unique pattern of neuro-developmental and neuropsychology impairment characterized social interaction impairment, impulsive Behavior, impaired executive functions. Presence behavioral problem is found high pediatric...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) has dropped the multiaxial diagnostic system and moved to a dimensional system of diagnostic classification. This change means that there is no longer a separate Axis V or specific diagnostic category for assessment of functioning. In addition, the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF), the previously endors...

Within the broad discipline of psychology, clinical psychology has established a tradition of providing services in the assessment and treatment of behavioral disorders. More recently, clinical neuropsychology emerged in response to a need to describe neurocognitive impairment associated with brain damage and relate deficits to specific forms of brain dysfunction. As the field developed, intere...

OBJECTIVE To examine the performance assessments and cognitive function of practitioners referred to the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS). DESIGN Retrospective observational study. SETTING Practitioners referred to NCAS for performance assessment due to suspected performance problems. PARTICIPANTS One hundred and nine practitioners over the age of 45 years referred to NCAS betw...

Cognitive impairment is a common dysfunction after neurological injury. Cognitive assessment tools can help the therapist understand how impairments are affecting functional status and quality of life. Objective The aim of the study was to identify instruments for cognitive assessment that Occupational Therapists (OT) can use in clinical practice. Methods The instruments published in Englis...

To verify the applicability of a new approach based on the strength curves (SCs) methodology in late arm impairment in breast cancer (BC) survivors and to evaluate the effects of dragon boat (DB) activity on the late regaining of the muscle strength, upper limb impairment, and quality of life in patients undergoing surgery for BC.Retrospective observational study on 64 subjects (54.5 ± 9.7 year...

Adequate cognitive functioning is essential for daily activities. When there is an insult to the brain, cognitive abilities can suffer, which, in turn, produce substantial medical and functional impairment. Advances in neurobiology, circuit neuroscience, and clinical assessment technology are converging in a manner that holds promise for the development of new pharmacological agents for cogniti...

A congenital cataract is one of the most treatable causes visual impairment during infancy. Preterm infants who are born alive before 37 weeks pregnancy need special care, including proper age documentation, preoperative assessment, and monitoring postoperatively for at least 24 hours. Management cataracts in preterm critical as regards timing surgery challenges associated with posterior segmen...

introduction: studies have indicated a global high prevalence of hospital malnutrition on admission and during hospitalization. clinical nutritional risk screen (cnrs) is a way to identify malnutrition and manage nutritional interventions. several traditional and non-computer based tools have been suggested for screening nutritional risk levels. the present study was an attempt to employ a comp...