Pain and Traumatic Brain Injury
For the patient who has sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI), understanding the problem and listening to and believing the patient are prerequisites to treating pain. Because the information provided may…
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Case Management and Insurance-Related Issues
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases are medically complex, involving the physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional aspects of the survivor. Often catastrophic, these cases require substantial financial resources not only…
Pediatric Brain Injury: Social, Behavioral, and Communication Disability
Communication-related disability is common after childhood traumatic brain injury. In most cases, the problems are secondary to executive function, cognitive, or behavioral impairments. Many of the problems persist and have…
The Use of Functional MRI in Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis and Treatment
Recent advances in MRI have provided the opportunity to map changes in hemodynamics that correspond to cognitive and sensory operations. These advances in noninvasive, low-risk, imaging environments have extended the…
Neuro-optometric Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabili tation Following Traumatic Brain Injuries: A Brief Overview
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) commonly impacts on the connections and interactions between signals from sensory, cognitive, motor and emotional systems and signals transmitted via both visual and non-visual retinal fiber pathways….
The Pervasive Influence of Effort on Neuropsychological Tests
Although it is obvious that people exerting full effort on a test score higher than people making less effort, it is not obvious to what degree poor effort affects neuropsychological…
At a Threshold: Making Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Answers
Many people who sustain a brain injury also lose decisional capacity. They need someone who will be a partner with clinicians in making decisions on their behalf. This article reviews…
The Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Pressure ulcers remain a significant secondary complication for many individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Technological advances have the potential to affect both the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers….
Acetabular Labral Tears of the Hip in Women
Acetabular labral tears are a major cause of hip dysfunction in young patients and a primary precursor to hip osteoarthritis. In addition, labral disease more commonly occurs in women and…
