Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation articles from January 1 2007

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation archives from January 1 2007

Success begets success.(From the editor)(Editorial)
January 1, 2007... When we launched Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation in 1994, the journal was composed almost entirely of invited papers. Our expectation was that filling the pages of the journal required us to make specific requests of individual stroke...

Foreword.
January 1, 2007... Current stroke rehabilitation practices have been both benefited and limited by a heavy reliance on past practices. Much of our current understanding and practice are rooted in tradition, which gives them the advantage of being time-tested,...

Hand rehabilitation following stroke: a pilot study of assisted finger extension training in a virtual environment.(Clinical report)
January 1, 2007... Background and Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the impact of assisted motor training in a virtual environment on hand function in stroke survivors. Participants: Fifteen volunteer stroke survivors (32-88 years old)...

Right hemisphere stroke and the California verbal learning test: a preliminary study.
January 1, 2007... Method: This study examines group and individual performance on word list recall and recognition in 52 patients with unilateral right hemisphere stroke. Results: On the California Verbal Learning Test, List A, Trials 1-5, patients achieved a...

Performance on the California verbal learning test following right hemisphere stroke: a longitudinal study.(Clinical report)
January 1, 2007... Purpose: This longitudinal study examines performance of individuals with right hemisphere damage (RHD) on the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT). Method: 18 participants were administered the CVLT during the acute phase (<3 months post...

The use of writing groups to facilitate adaptation after stroke.(Disease/Disorder overview)
January 1, 2007... Purpose: This is a report on a pilot study of small writing groups to assist in long-term adaptation after stroke onset. Method: 26 stroke survivors participated in a small group experience to write a short essay to be published about their...

Outcomes in two post-acute non-inpatient rehabilitation settings.
January 1, 2007... Background: Although several attempts have been made to look into the "black box" of inpatient rehabilitation, little is known about therapy effectiveness in outpatient settings. Method: This study described the characteristics of 167 persons...

Community skill performance and its association with the ability to perform everyday tasks by stroke survivors one year following rehabilitation discharge.(Clinical report)
January 1, 2007... Background: Stroke survivors experience functional loss in basic activities of daily living (ADLs) and in everyday community activities or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Historically there has been a greater focus by...

Delay in transfer to inpatient stroke rehabilitation: the role of acute hospital medical complications and stroke characteristics.
January 1, 2007... Background: An increased delay between stroke onset and transfer to rehabilitation has been associated with poorer outcomes after stroke rehabilitation. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between selected...

Do Hispanic children need to know about stroke prevention?(Clinical report)
January 1, 2007... When compared to Hispanics in their native countries, the frequency of stroke in the Hispanic American population is higher. This has been linked to an increase in smoking, inactivity, and obesity. Initially these health issues were thought...

Aphasia Talks: photography as a means of communication, self-expression, and empowerment in persons with aphasia.(Disease/Disorder overview)
January 1, 2007... Purpose: Through collaboration between Archeworks, Inc., an alternative design program, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, items and services designed to improve the lives of persons with stroke were developed. Method: After...

Tales from the front: lessons of inclusion on a stroke research team.(Consumer's Perspective)
January 1, 2007... At age 30, I survived a bleed from a brain stem atriovenous malformation (AVM). By all accounts I should be dead or severely disabled. Luck, random circumstance, a Higher Power, God, or whatever you wish to call it has left me largely intact....

Written education materials for stroke patients and their carers: perspectives and practices of health professionals.(Grand Rounds)
January 1, 2007... Inadequacies in the provision of written education materials to stroke patients and their carers have been reported. In this study, 20 stroke team health professionals were surveyed regarding their use of and perspectives on written education...

Predictors of driving ability following stroke: a systematic review.(Grand Rounds)
January 1, 2007... Background and Purpose: The objective of this review is to identify the most consistent predictors of driving ability post stroke. Method: A computerized search of numerous databases from 1966 forward was completed. Measured outcomes included...

The role of written language in the rehabilitation process of brain injury and aphasia: the memory of the movement in the reacquisition of language.(Grand Rounds)(Medical condition overview)
January 1, 2007... This qualitative case study describes the use of written language over a period of two years, with a young adult who sustained brain injury and as a result has expressive and receptive aphasia. The study demonstrates the ways in which written...