Deep Brain Stimulation of the Posterior Hypothalamus in Aggression Management – A Case Series Analysis
Background: Pathological aggression, common in neurodevelopmental disorders, includes intellectual disability and motor/verbal aggression. Affecting over 50% of autistic children and up to 45% with intellectual disability, it jeopardizes safety. Surgical interventions like posterior hypothalamus DBS reduce aggression by 91% with fewer adverse effects than direct lesioning. (Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders)
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: S. Poveda, O. Bernal Pacheco, P.M. Arango, M. Fonseca, J.C. Diez Source Type: research
The Impact of Light Touch and Pin Prick on Functional Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
We examined patients' responses to a light touch (LT) and pin prick (PP) at admission and the response data's usefulness as predictors of functional outcomes (i.e., ability to perform activities of daily living) at discharge. This exploratory observational study used data from the Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database (SCI-J). Data from 3,676 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were admitted for an SCI between 1997 and 2020 were analyzed. The motor score of the Functional Independence Measure (mFIM) at discharge was used as an index of functional outcome. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the mFI...
Source: Acta Med Okayama - April 30, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Takayuki Deguchi Kanae Kanda Kazunari Furusawa None Nlandu Roger Ngatu Tomohiro Hirao Source Type: research
Benefits and challenges of using assistive technology in the education and rehabilitation of Individuals with visual impairments
Conclusion: More cost-effective technologies need to be developed, and social policies and opportunities created so that every individual with visual impairment can obtain assistive technologies that meet their needs. This would increase the independence of individuals with visual impairments in all areas of life.PMID:38685705 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2024.2344802 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - April 30, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sonja Alimovi ć Source Type: research
The construct validity and internal consistency of QuickDASH in pediatric patients with upper extremity fractures
CONCLUSION: QuickDASH demonstrated acceptable construct validity and good internal consistency and is thus a valid instrument, with some limitations, to assess disability and quality of life in pediatric patients with upper extremity fractures.PMID:38686529 | PMC:PMC11058482 | DOI:10.2340/17453674.2024.40181 (Source: Acta Orthopaedica)
Source: Acta Orthopaedica - April 30, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Niko K ämppä Sina Hulkkonen Petra Grahn Topi Laaksonen Jussi Repo Source Type: research
Occupational Risk for Coronary Artery Disease in Shift Workers - A Systematic Review
CONCLUSIONS: The evidence-based results underscore the increased risk of CAD in SWs and are sufficient for proposing guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of CAD in SWs and at managing people with CAD in return to work characterized by disrupted circadian rhythms.PMID:38686577 | DOI:10.23749/mdl.v115i2.15532 (Source: Medicina del Lavoro)
Source: Medicina del Lavoro - April 30, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gabriele D'Ettorre Prisco Piscitelli Vincenza Pellicani Roberta Tornese Giancarlo Ceccarelli Gabriella D'Ettorre Giuseppe La Torre Source Type: research
Comorbid Word Reading and Mathematics Computation Difficulty at Start of First Grade
J Learn Disabil. 2024 Apr 30:222194241248188. doi: 10.1177/00222194241248188. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this analysis was to describe cognitive processes associated with comorbid difficulty between word reading (WR) and mathematics computation (MC) at the start of first grade among children selected for WR and MC delays. A sample of 234 children (mean age 6.50 years, SD = 0.31) was assessed on WR, MC, core cognitive processes (phonological processing, rapid automatized naming, verbal counting [VC]), and domain-general cognitive processes (working memory, oral language, nonverbal reasoning, attentive beha...
Source: Journal of Learning Disabilities - April 30, 2024 Category: Disability Authors: Lynn S Fuchs Douglas Fuchs Eunsoo Cho Marcia A Barnes Tuire Koponen Daniel R Espinas Source Type: research
The Impact of Light Touch and Pin Prick on Functional Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
We examined patients' responses to a light touch (LT) and pin prick (PP) at admission and the response data's usefulness as predictors of functional outcomes (i.e., ability to perform activities of daily living) at discharge. This exploratory observational study used data from the Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database (SCI-J). Data from 3,676 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were admitted for an SCI between 1997 and 2020 were analyzed. The motor score of the Functional Independence Measure (mFIM) at discharge was used as an index of functional outcome. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the mFI...
Source: Acta Medica Okayama - April 30, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Takayuki Deguchi Kanae Kanda Kazunari Furusawa None Nlandu Roger Ngatu Tomohiro Hirao Source Type: research
The Impact of Light Touch and Pin Prick on Functional Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
We examined patients' responses to a light touch (LT) and pin prick (PP) at admission and the response data's usefulness as predictors of functional outcomes (i.e., ability to perform activities of daily living) at discharge. This exploratory observational study used data from the Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database (SCI-J). Data from 3,676 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were admitted for an SCI between 1997 and 2020 were analyzed. The motor score of the Functional Independence Measure (mFIM) at discharge was used as an index of functional outcome. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the mFI...
Source: Acta Med Okayama - April 30, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Takayuki Deguchi Kanae Kanda Kazunari Furusawa None Nlandu Roger Ngatu Tomohiro Hirao Source Type: research
Benefits and challenges of using assistive technology in the education and rehabilitation of Individuals with visual impairments
Conclusion: More cost-effective technologies need to be developed, and social policies and opportunities created so that every individual with visual impairment can obtain assistive technologies that meet their needs. This would increase the independence of individuals with visual impairments in all areas of life.PMID:38685705 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2024.2344802 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - April 30, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sonja Alimovi ć Source Type: research
The construct validity and internal consistency of QuickDASH in pediatric patients with upper extremity fractures
CONCLUSION: QuickDASH demonstrated acceptable construct validity and good internal consistency and is thus a valid instrument, with some limitations, to assess disability and quality of life in pediatric patients with upper extremity fractures.PMID:38686529 | PMC:PMC11058482 | DOI:10.2340/17453674.2024.40181 (Source: Acta Orthopaedica)
Source: Acta Orthopaedica - April 30, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Niko K ämppä Sina Hulkkonen Petra Grahn Topi Laaksonen Jussi Repo Source Type: research
Understanding Disability and Ableism in Nursing Continuing Education
J Contin Educ Nurs. 2024 May;55(5):210-211. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20240411-01. Epub 2024 May 1.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38687100 | DOI:10.3928/00220124-20240411-01 (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing)
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing - April 30, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Anna Valdez Source Type: research
Occupational Risk for Coronary Artery Disease in Shift Workers - A Systematic Review
CONCLUSIONS: The evidence-based results underscore the increased risk of CAD in SWs and are sufficient for proposing guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of CAD in SWs and at managing people with CAD in return to work characterized by disrupted circadian rhythms.PMID:38686577 | DOI:10.23749/mdl.v115i2.15532 (Source: Medicina del Lavoro)
Source: Medicina del Lavoro - April 30, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gabriele D'Ettorre Prisco Piscitelli Vincenza Pellicani Roberta Tornese Giancarlo Ceccarelli Gabriella D'Ettorre Giuseppe La Torre Source Type: research
Comorbid Word Reading and Mathematics Computation Difficulty at Start of First Grade
J Learn Disabil. 2024 Apr 30:222194241248188. doi: 10.1177/00222194241248188. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this analysis was to describe cognitive processes associated with comorbid difficulty between word reading (WR) and mathematics computation (MC) at the start of first grade among children selected for WR and MC delays. A sample of 234 children (mean age 6.50 years, SD = 0.31) was assessed on WR, MC, core cognitive processes (phonological processing, rapid automatized naming, verbal counting [VC]), and domain-general cognitive processes (working memory, oral language, nonverbal reasoning, attentive beha...
Source: Journal of Learning Disabilities - April 30, 2024 Category: Disability Authors: Lynn S Fuchs Douglas Fuchs Eunsoo Cho Marcia A Barnes Tuire Koponen Daniel R Espinas Source Type: research
The Impact of Light Touch and Pin Prick on Functional Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
We examined patients' responses to a light touch (LT) and pin prick (PP) at admission and the response data's usefulness as predictors of functional outcomes (i.e., ability to perform activities of daily living) at discharge. This exploratory observational study used data from the Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database (SCI-J). Data from 3,676 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were admitted for an SCI between 1997 and 2020 were analyzed. The motor score of the Functional Independence Measure (mFIM) at discharge was used as an index of functional outcome. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the mFI...
Source: Acta Medica Okayama - April 30, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Takayuki Deguchi Kanae Kanda Kazunari Furusawa None Nlandu Roger Ngatu Tomohiro Hirao Source Type: research
Occupational Risk for Coronary Artery Disease in Shift Workers - A Systematic Review
CONCLUSIONS: The evidence-based results underscore the increased risk of CAD in SWs and are sufficient for proposing guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of CAD in SWs and at managing people with CAD in return to work characterized by disrupted circadian rhythms.PMID:38686577 | DOI:10.23749/mdl.v115i2.15532 (Source: Medicina del Lavoro)
Source: Medicina del Lavoro - April 30, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gabriele D'Ettorre Prisco Piscitelli Vincenza Pellicani Roberta Tornese Giancarlo Ceccarelli Gabriella D'Ettorre Giuseppe La Torre Source Type: research
