Objective Investigate failure prediction in learning self-catheterization for patients over 65 and evaluate whether this population is more liable to fail as compared to younger patients. Materials/patients and methods All…
Objective Confabulations are described as “a falsification of memory occurring in clear consciousness in association with an organically derived amnesia”. We describe production of confabulations in long-term memory in a…
Opinion/feedback Private practice-hospital patient pathways for elderly people with falls or at risk of falls: a study in Lille (northern France). About a third of the over-65 population will fall…
Objective Anomia is the second most common disorder after episodic memory loss in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Our objective was to develop a speech therapy protocol for patients with Alzheimer’s…
Abstract Background Botulinum toxin type A manages spasticity disorders in neurological central diseases. Some studies have reported that it might induce muscle changes. Methods We present a literature review abiding by…
Nerve root pain such as sciatica or femoral neuropathy may be related to a lumbar neurinoma . To our knowledge, meralgia paresthetica (MP) caused by lumbar neurinoma has never been…
A hip disarticulation is an amputation of the entire lower limb. It is a rare but very disabling condition in young people who have high expectations regarding rehabilitation outcomes ….
The use of psychotropic drugs in France has increased over the last 2 decades and is considered the highest in Europe . The main drugs are anxiolytics, antidepressants, hypnosedative and neuroleptic…
Fibromyalgia is a prevalent chronic pain syndrome that can occur in women with widespread pain, fatigue, muscle stiffness, depression, poor quality of life and anxiety. It might also be associated…
Abstract Background The Romberg test, with the subject standing and with eyes closed, gives diagnostic arguments for a proprioceptive disorder. Closing the eyes is also used in balance rehabilitation as…
