Ke Changshu. / "March 2001." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-174). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

This thesis is autobiographical in nature and follows my life experiences relating to the development and subsequent removal of a large epidermoid brain tumour. The resultant impairment of my faculties, and its effect on my vocational, emotional and spiritual life is outlined. / My main means of expressing my journey from illness to partial recovery and self-renewal is through art-making. This art-making (a form of art self-therapy) is recorded in my paintings; included in my thesis as my main means of expression taking the place of the printed word, as my capacity to write and type is somewhat impaired. / The main value of my thesis relates to recounting the experience, for others of the renewal of my life, following a major illness. Most brain tumours are fatal or severely limit the ability of a person to communicate, or limit their intellectual functioning. I was fortunate in that I could still communicate through using the visual arts; an area where I had retained my competencies. / My thesis then, is aimed at increasing the understanding of illness, recovery and renewal for those in the helping and medical professions; also to give hope of life renewal through art expression and art therapy in cases where verbal and written means of communication are limited. / The field of my thesis is adult education and personal learning through experience. This learning has focussed on using creative painting experiences as a way of self-healing. / Those paintings that were significant in my recovery and renewal are exhibited in the Art Gallery section of this thesis. By viewing these artworks, you can share in, and understand my journey through illness, recovery and renewal through art-making, self-therapy. / Thesis (MEducation)--University of South Australia, 2005.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Göteborg : Göteborgs universitet, 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2006. / Title from title-page of electronic thesis. Prepared for: Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology. Bibliography: leaves [190]-207.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010. / Prepared for: Dept. of Epidemiology and Community Health. Title from resource description page. Includes bibliographical references.

Western society has advanced in the provision of services for disabled children, but their complete acceptance and integration within the community has yet to be achieved. The development of interdisciplinary team programs for diagnosis and treatment has nevertheless notably assisted this process. Social workers have an important contribution to make in this area, but there is still much to be done to standardize the information secured in their interviews with parents. An initial project in this direction was carried out in Vancouver last year in a speech and hearing clinic. The present project explores adaptations of this with the cerebral palsied child as representing one type of brain-injury. Two basic dimensions in the development of criteria and rating scales are: 1) the health and socio-emotional circumstances of the child; and 2) the family circumstances and home environment. The present study initially gives particular attention to the latter, and considers some of the relationships between this and assessments of the progress of the child in functional ability. Since only limited sampling is possible, measurement of the results is not taken very far. There is also evidence that this is primarily a middle income group. Case illustrations and some comparisons of criteria are used to supplement the conclusions. The qualitative characteristics of the criteria and their significance for diagnostic assessment is subjected to careful view. In the present context they are considered in terms of the interrelatedness of culture, values, role and stress. The brain-injured child may have a relatively mild or severe condition. While treatment may be complex, objectivity is essential in assessing habilitation potential. Differentials in family functioning as they pertain to parental relationships, emotional acceptance, understanding, and cooperation are highly relevant to effective remedial or educational procedures, or casework. Indeed, the assessment of environmental circumstances in terms of social functioning may further the eventual integration of the disabled child into the community. It is reasonable to anticipate results from continued research of the present kind. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2005. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

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This study explored the usefulness of the Metropolitan Readiness Tests (MRT) as a screening device for minimal brain injury. It was hypothesized that brain injured (BI) children would score significantly lower on Test Six of the MRT than non-brain injured (NBI) children. Test Six is a visual-motor perceptual task.

Orientador: Lígia Maria Suppo de Souza Rugolo / Coorientador: Paulo Roberto Margotto / Banca: Élson Roberto Ribeiro Faria / Banca: Maria Cristina Ferreira Sena / Resumo: Avaliar a sobrevida de recém-nascidos (RN) prematuros de acordo com a idade gestacional e peso ao nascer, e identificar as complicações da prematuridade associadas à maior mortalidade. Estudo prospectivo do tipo coorte. Foram incluídos RN entre 25 e 31 semanas e 6 dias nascidos vivos sem anomalias congênitas, e admitidos na UTI neonatal do Hospital Regional da Asa Sul, Brasília, entre 1º de agosto de 2009 e 31 de outubro de 2010. Os óbitos em sala de parto, não foram incluídos. Os RN foram estratificados em três faixas de idade gestacional: 25 a 27 semanas e 6 dias; 28 a 29 semanas e 6 dias; 30 a 31 semanas e 6 dias e acompanhados até 28 dias de vida. Variáveis independentes: dados gestacionais, de nascimento e evolução neonatal. Desfechos: sobrevida aos 28 dias e alterações no ultrassom de crânio. Para análise dos resultados utilizou-se o teste do Qui-quadrado, análise de variância, teste de Kruskal-Wallis, razão de risco com intervalo de confiança e regressão logística múltipla, com significância em 5%. A coorte compreendeu 198 prematuros < 32 semanas, estratificados em três grupos: G1=59 (25 a 27semanas e 6 dias), G2=43 (28 a 29 semanas e 6 dias) e G3=96 (30-31 semanas e 6 dias). Corioamnionite e reanimação ao nascimento foram mais frequentes em G1 e G2. Parto vaginal e RN PIG foram mais frequentes em G1. A morbidade neonatal foi inversamente proporcional à idade gestacional, exceto a enterocolite necrosante e a leucomalácia periventricular, que não diferiram entre os grupos. O risco de óbito foi significativamente maior em G1 e G2 em relação ao G3 (RR:4,14; IC:2,23-7.68 e RR=2,84; IC:1,41-5.74), respectivamente. A sobrevida em G1 foi de 52,5%, em G2 foi 67,4% e em G3 88,5%. A partir de 27 semanas e do peso de 700g a sobrevida foi maior que 50%. A regressão logística mostrou... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: To assess the survival rates of premature infants according to gestational age and birth weight, and to identify complications of prematurity associated with higher mortality. Prospective cohort study. Preterm infants with gestational age between 25 and 31 weeks and 6 days, born alive without congenital anomalies, and admitted in the NICU of Hospital Regional da Asa Sul, Brasília, between August 1st 2009 and October 31, 2010 were included. Neonates who died in the delivery room were excluded. Neonate were stratified into three gestational age groups: 25- 27 weeks and 6 days; 28- 29 weeks and 6 days; 30-31 weeks and 6 days, and followed until 28 days of life. Gestational data, delivery data and neonatal course were analyzed. Outcome: survival at 28 days and cranial ultrasound abnormalities. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test, analysis of variance and the Kruskal-Wallis test, hazard ratio with confidence interval and multiple logistic regression. The level of significance was 5%. The cohort comprised 198 preterm infants less than 32 weeks, stratified into three groups: G1=59 (25-27weeks and 6 days), G2=43 (28- 29 weeks and 6 days) and G3=96 (30-31 weeks and 6 days). Chorioamnionitis and resuscitation in the delivery room were more frequent in G1 and G2. Vaginal delivery and newborns small for gestational age occurred significantly more in G1. Neonatal morbidity was inversely proportional to gestational age, except for necrotizing enterocolitis and leukomalacia that did not differ between the groups. The risk of death was significantly higher in groups 1 and 2 compared to 3 (RR: 4.14, CI: 2,23-7 .68 and RR = 2.84, CI:1,41 5-.74), respectively. The logistic regression analysis showed that pulmonary hemorrhage (OR: 3.33, 95% CI 1.41 to 7.90) and hyaline membrane disease... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre