scholarly journals In-patient neuropsychiatric brain injury rehabilitation

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 264-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Lazaro ◽  
Rob Butler ◽  
Simon Fleminger
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Verbal Aggression ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Severe Brain Injury ◽  
Rehabilitation Unit ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Mean

Aims and MethodTo discuss the service offered by an in-patient neuropsychiatric brain injury rehabilitation unit. To examine the demographic details of patients admitted to the unit. To find the commonest reasons for referral.ResultsThe notes of 78 patients admitted to the unit, over a two-year period, were examined. Seventy-three per cent were male and the mean age was 45 years. Seventy-five per cent of admissions had a severe brain injury. Two-thirds of the patients were admitted within six months of their injury. The most common reasons for referral were memory difficulties (n=61), verbal aggression (n=31) and temper control(n=25).Clinical ImplicationsIn-patient neuropsychiatric brain injury rehabilitation units offer management of patients referred with a wide range of cognitive, behavioural, functional and physical problems.

scholarly journals Training on the Regional Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit: six months registrar experience

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-153
Author(s):  
J. Lewin
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Behavioural Disorders ◽  
Early Recovery ◽  
Rehabilitation Unit ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Regional Brain ◽  
Early Recovery Phase

There is an increasingly large population of those who are chronically disabled as the result of brain injury (Jennett & Macmillan, 1981). These injuries can be the result of trauma, infections, tumours, hypoglycemia, anoxia or other damaging conditions. The large majority of rehabilitation units cater for physical problems only. However, it has been recognised that patients with brain injury often develop behavioural disorders during the early recovery phase and in a few cases these persist (Eames & Wood, 1989).

Objective measures of sleep and wakefulness in patients with moderate to severe brain injury on an inpatient rehabilitation unit. Pearls and pitfalls of actigraph monitoring

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Makley ◽  
Kimberley R. Monden ◽  
Angela Philippus ◽  
Patrick M. Tarwater ◽  
Jody Newman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Inpatient Rehabilitation ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Severe Brain Injury ◽  
Rehabilitation Unit

Anosmia After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Update

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Drummond ◽  
Jacinta Douglas ◽  
John Olver
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
Olfactory Dysfunction ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Incidence Studies ◽  
Olfactory Impairment

AbstractMost people only recognise the value of olfactory function after it is lost. In the context of traumatic brain injury with its far-reaching physical, cognitive, behavioural and emotional sequelae, posttraumatic olfactory dysfunction is an additional consequence that many survivors have to face as they adjust to a changed life situation. The aim of this article is to provide an update on posttraumatic anosmia for clinicians working in the area of brain injury rehabilitation. Brief reviews of incidence studies and causal mechanisms of olfactory impairment after brain injury are provided. Consequences of anosmia in the domains of safety, eating, personal hygiene, leisure, work and relationships with associated adaptive strategies are described.

Severe Brain Injury Rehabilitation

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-431
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Boss ◽  
Audwin Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Severe Brain Injury ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation

scholarly journals The use of hypnosis in severe brain injury rehabilitation: a case report

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse ◽  
Steven Laureys ◽  
Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Severe Brain Injury ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation

Family Needs on an Inpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey S. Kreutzer ◽  
Jennifer H. Marwitz ◽  
Daniel W. Klyce ◽  
Kathryn P. Wilder Schaaf ◽  
Adam P. Sima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Rehabilitation Unit ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation

Influence of External Subglottic Air Flow on Dysphagic Tracheotomized Patients With Severe Brain Injury

2016 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohit Kothari ◽  
Katje Bjerrum ◽  
Lars Hedemann Nielsen ◽  
Jim Jensen ◽  
Jørgen Feldbæk Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Severe Brain Injury ◽  
Tracheotomy Tube ◽  
Neurological Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neurological Intensive Care ◽  
The Mean

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if external subglottic air flow (ESAF) influences swallowing frequency in severely dysphagic tracheotomized patients with brain injury. Methods: Ten patients were recruited at the neurological intensive care unit. The ESAF intervention was provided through the standard cuffed suction aid tracheotomy tube, which primarily is used to suction residual secretion volume from the subglottic area. Sessions were 150 minutes, and ESAF was provided at 60-65, 90-95, and 120-125 minutes at 3 L/min. Outcome measures included swallowing frequency (swallows/5 min) at 0-5 minutes (pre-baseline), 25-30 and 55-60 minutes (baseline/control), and 85-90, 115-120, and 145-150 minutes (postintervention). The residual secretion volume (ml) from the subglottic area was collected using a syringe at 0 minutes (pre-baseline), 30 and 60 minutes (baseline/ control), and at 90, 120, and 150 minutes (postintervention). Results: The mean (±SEM) swallowing frequency (swallows/5 min) increased from 0.60 ± 0.30 to 2.10 ± 0.70 during the ESAF intervention ( P < .001). The mean (±SEM) residual secretion volume reduced from 3.10 ± 0.31 ml to 0.50 ± 0.30 ml after the ESAF intervention ( P < .001). Conclusion: The increase in swallowing frequency and reduction in residual secretion volume may indicate that ESAF influences swallowing parameters in patients with tracheotomy tubes.

The management of agitation among inpatients in a brain injury rehabilitation unit

Brain Injury ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Janzen ◽  
Amanda McIntyre ◽  
Matthew Meyer ◽  
Keith Sequeira ◽  
Robert Teasell
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Rehabilitation Unit ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation
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