PRIMARY OBJECTIVE To provide insight into the prognostic and non-prognostic factors of return to work (RTW) in people with traumatic and non-traumatic acquired brain injury (ABI) who were working before injury. METHODS A systematic literature search (1992-2008) was performed, including terms for ABI, RTW and prognostic factors. The methodological quality of the studies was determined. Evidenc...

INTRODUCTION The abducent nucleus is located in the upper part of the rhomboid fossa beneath the fourth ventricle in the caudal portion of the pons. The abducent nerve courses from its nucleus, to innervate the lateral rectus muscle. This nerve has the longest subarachnoid course of all the cranial nerves, it is the cranial nerve most vulnerable to trauma. It has been reported that 1% to 2.7% o...

BACKGROUND Nosocomial meningitis is a rare complication following neurosurgical procedures and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. AIM The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and the risk factors associated with mortality in patients who developed nosocomial meningitis following neurosurgical operations. SETTING AND DESIGN Tertiary care hospital and a...

Editor's Note. To continue the Case Report department, we need and welcome reports that document the practice ofoccupational therapy for specific clinical situations. (Submit three copies ofyour manuscript to the Editor) Guidelines are available from the Editor. I n the early 1970s, the National Head Injury Foundation identified 422,000 adults with permanent brain damage caused by traumatic hea...

a motor vehicle seat belt use law for the driver and front-seat passenger was implemented in taiwan on june 1, 2001. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of motor vehicle seat belt use on the severity of traumatic brain injuries because of motor vehicle accidents.data were collected from 27 major teaching hospitals four years before june 1, 2001 and until may 31, 2013. a total ...

Abstract Date Presented 04/22/2023 We provide indices of responsiveness for the Coma/Near-Coma Scale, an assessment utilized with patients disordered consciousness. Responsiveness is critical identifying effective treatments and patient change that beyond measurement error. Primary Author Speaker: Jennifer Weaver Additional Authors Speakers: Jasmine Tran Contributing Authors: Trudy Mallinson, A...

BACKGROUND Scientific guidelines recommend the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale for ischemic stroke assessment. However, many nurses find "slim" National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale versions or the Glasgow Coma Scale easier to use. OBJECTIVE To compare 3 "slim" versions of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the Glasgow Coma Scale with the full National Institut...

Objective: To describe the most important coma scales developed in the last fifty years. Method: A review of the literature between 1969 and 2009 in the Medline and Scielo databases was carried out using the following keywords: coma scales, coma, disorders of consciousness, coma score and levels of coma. Results: Five main scales were found in chronological order: the Jouvet coma scale, the Mos...