Brain Tumors and Metastases
Patients with brain tumor exhibit wide-ranging prognoses and functional implications of their disease and treatments. In general, the supportive care needs of patients with brain tumor, including disabling effects, have…
Cancer-Related Fatigue
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is commonly reported by patients with cancer before, during, and after treatment. It is a persistent sense of tiredness that interferes with function, is distressing, and requires…
Postacute Care in Cancer Rehabilitation
Acute care is usually associated with disease progression, treatments for cancer, and medical comorbidities. Patients with cancer may develop sudden functional deficits that require rehabilitation. Some of these patients benefit…
Palliative Care and Physiatry in the Oncology Care Spectrum
As cancer evolves from a terminal illness to a chronic medical condition, so too does the view of clinical services. Palliative care and physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) will increase…
Cancer Rehabilitation
The relevance of cancer rehabilitation as a public health issue grows steadily as cancer incidence, survival, and mean patient age increase. Reported rates of physical impairment and disability are already…
Cancer Rehabilitation: Forging Consensus
Andrea L. Cheville, MD, MSCE, Editor This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America represents an attempt to provide an overview of current cancer rehabilitation. Its timing…
Toward a Postmodern Pragmatic Discourse Semioethics for Brain Injury Care
A postmodern framework is proposed for conceptualizing the impact of brain injury on the subjective being of the injured person. Semiosis, the ‘action of signs,’ is argued as necessary for…
Medicolegal Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury
The role of the physiatrist in provision of medicolegal expert testimony in cases involving traumatic brain injury is challenging and complex. This article provides an overview of how such work…
Research Frontiers in Traumatic Brain Injury
With the continued advancement in technology, such as increasingly sophisticated neuroimaging parameters, and the ongoing development of various scientific fields, like serum and blood biomarkers, genetics, and physiology, traumatic brain…
Educational and Vocational Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury
This article describes some of the current issues related to return to school and employment for individuals with traumatic brain injury. A strong, collaborative partnership between an individual’s health care…
