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Measurement in Neurological Rehabilitation
TLDR
This review discusses both new measures and new work on more well-established measures, both for use in specific diseases and for more general use, that are slowly being developed.Abstract:
Part 1 Background to the choice and use of measures: pathology, impairment, disability, handicap - a useful model measurement and assessment - what and why? classification of impairment, disability and handicap choosing a measure. Part 2 Measurement at different levels: measures of pathology motor and sensory impairments cognitive and emotional impairments personal physical disability global disability measures, extended ADL and social interaction handicap and quality of life. Part 3 Measurement in practice: measurement in some specific diseases measurement in some specific circumstances. Part 4 Measures for use in neurological disability: measures of cognitive impairment and disability measures of motor impairment measures of "focal" disability activities of daily living (ADL) and extended ADL tests global measures of disability measures of handicap and quality of life measures of emotion and social interaction multiple sclerosis stroke scales head injury Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders miscellaneous measures.read more
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Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke
Lindsay Govan,Peter Langhorne,Martin Dennis,Graeme J. Hankey,Christopher J. Weir,B.O. Williams,Kjell Asplund,P. Berman,Christian Blomstrand,M. Britton,N. L. Cabral,A. Cavallini,Paola Dey,Elisabeth Hamrin,G. Hankey,Bent Indredavik,L. Kalra,Markku Kaste,S. O. Laursen +18 more
TL;DR: Outcomes were independent of patient age, sex or stroke severity, but appeared to be better in stroke units based in a discrete ward, and there was no indication that organised stroke unit care resulted in a longer hospital stay.