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Long-term outcome after brain injury with a focus on return to work, life satisfaction and participation /Johansson, Ulla, January 2004 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Univ., 2004. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.
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Experimental brain damage from fluid pressures due to impact accelerationStålhammar, Daniel A. January 1974 (has links)
Thesis (doctoral)--Universitetet i Göteborg.
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Anxiety and information use in family members of brain injured clientsBarrie, Deborah January 2013 (has links)
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University
of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Occupational
Therapy.
Johannesburg,
2013 / Whilst patients are in hospital, their families are expected to understand and
remember complex information from the medical team. Previous studies have shown
that high levels of anxiety impair a person’s ability to interpret complex information
and memory recall. It is unknown if family members experience anxiety whilst the
patient is in rehabilitation. The study aimed to determine if family members
experienced anxiety, and whether there was a significant correlation between anxiety
and the length of time the client was admitted to the rehabilitation facility; length of
time since the client’s injury; the FIM measurement of the patient; as well as the
perception of received information by the treating team. A family representative
participated by completing the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and
an Information Checklist on three separate occasions during the patient’s stay in a
rehabilitation hospital. Family members were found to be anxious throughout the
period of rehabilitation, with a decreasing trend in the average scores of the HADS
assessment. An increasing trend was noted in the satisfaction of information offered
by the treating team. No significant correlation could be found between the family
members’ anxiety and the motor or cognitive improvement in the patient – thus
indicating that a strong possibility exists that the factors influencing the family
members’ anxiety are wide spread and diverse.
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Factors that influence functional mobility outcomes of patients post - traumatic brain injuryHaffejee, Sameera 25 January 2012 (has links)
Introduction: The incidence of traumatic brain injury was reported to be 360 per
100 000 in South Africa. The consequences of traumatic brain injury include
physical, cognitive, psychological, behavioural and emotional deficits. Prognostic
factors such as age, mechanism of injury and severity of injury as well as medical
history (extent of intervention) assist in determining the outcome of the patient. It is
believed that the predictors of recovery assist both the patient as well as family
members in determining the duration of rehabilitation as well as potential
outcomes for the patient.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence the
functional mobility outcome of patients with traumatic brain injury.
Method: A cross sectional study was used to collect data where participants were
assessed pre-discharge. A self designed questionnaire was administered by the
interviewer and the Modified Mini Mental State questionnaire and the Rivermead
Mobility Index were also administered.
Results: Of the 60 participants, 56 were male and four were female. Half of the
patients were able to walk indoors with an assistive device at the time of
assessment, with only 36.7 percent of the patients having a higher functional level
than walking indoors.
The following factors increased the likelihood of functional mobility: the gender of
the patient, Grade 12 education, being either self employed or unemployed, an
income of between R800 and R2000 as well as more than R5000, having both
bowel and bladder continence and Occupational therapy sessions. Factors that
were found to have a negative influence on functional mobility include: age,
premorbid smoking and drinking, having a craniotomy and physiotherapy
sessions.
Conclusion: Male gender, high education, being either self employed or
unemployed, high income, bowel and bladder continence positively impacted on the functional mobility of the patient on discharge. Older age, premorbid smoking
and drinking, having a craniotomy has a negative impact on the physical function
of the patient with traumatic brain injury on discharge.
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Traumatic brain injuries at Vryheid Hospital during 2009Kibamba, Crispin Ngoy 22 January 2013 (has links)
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Emergency Medicine( Msc Med EM), Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Witwatersrand , Faculty of Health Sciences , School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, 2012 / 1. BACKGROUND AND SETTING
The study was conducted at Vryheid district hospital in the Kwazulu- Natal province.
The increasing number of traumatic brain injuries seen at the hospital has prompted me to describe traumatic brain injuries in the community.
Data was collected from the records of casualty department and the hospital wards.
2. AIM
This thesis describes traumatic brain injuries at Vryheid district hospital during 2009.
3. METHODS
It is a retrospective cohort study with a total sample size of 596 participants; retrieved from patients’ registers at the hospital’s casualty department and hospital wards.
4. RESULTS
- The peak age of occurrence of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) at Vryheid is between 20 and 30 years with 75% of injuries happening in younger than 35 years and a mean age of 29 years.
- 78% of traumatic brain injuries occurred in female patients but it is important to note that females are in greater number than males at Abaqulusi municipality.
- Blacks are the most affected by the traumatic brain injuries at Vryheid: 97% versus 2.4% in white and 0.3 in Asians.
- Blunt traumatic brain injuries are the most common type of TBI at Vryheid: 97%.
- Assault injuries constitute the major cause of traumatic brain injuries ( 57 %) followed by motor vehicle accidents (40%)
- Mild traumatic brain injuries represent 75% of traumatic brain injuries presenting at Vryheid during 2009.
- The majority of TBI patients at Vryheid were discharged either from casualty department or from the wards and only as small number of patients died or was transferred out. Moreover, 60% of patients were treated as ambulatory patients.
- 94% of TBI at Vryheid hospital had a good prognosis and only a small percentage was associated with bad prognosis.
- The mean hospital length stay at Vryheid was 2.2 days with a minimum of less than a day (62%) and a maximum of 129 days.
5. CONCLUSION
In 2009, traumatic brain injuries were found to be common at Vryheid hospital in the black population and were mainly due to assault injuries and motor vehicle accidents. Moreover, motor vehicle accidents were associated with high mortality.
Although, the majority of traumatic brain injuries at Vryheid hospital were mild, 10% were severe. Thus, TBI at Vryheid constitutes a public health concern that needs to be addressed by the SA government in consultation and collaboration with various stakeholders.
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Effectiveness of comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury /Powell, Janet M. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-89).
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The role of reactive oxygen species in traumatic brain injury : experimental studies in the rat /Marklund, Niklas, January 1900 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Univ., 2001. / Härtill 6 uppsatser.
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Unilateral neglect : aspects of rehabilitation from an occupational therapy perspective /Tham, Kerstin, January 1900 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst. / Härtill 6 uppsatser.
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Recherches sur les lésions du centre ovale des hémisphères cérébraux étudiées au point de vue des localisations cérébrales /Pitres, Jean Albert. January 1877 (has links)
"Thèse pour le doctorat en médicine", Paris, 1877. / Spine title: Localisations cérébrales. Text also available online at http://web2.bium.univ-paris5.fr/livanc/?cote=TPAR1877x201&do=chapitre.
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Experimental brain injury its effects on cerebral sinus pressure, cerebral venous oxygen tension, respiration, blood pressure and acid-base balance /Kaste, Markku. January 1970 (has links)
Thesis--Helsinki. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-64).
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