Caregivers of Stroke Patients: Predictors of Subjective BurdenBackground: Relatives who care for stroke survivors at home provide extensive emotional, social and physical care, which can be perceived as a burden. Literature reveals inconsistencies in ...
Abstract. Patients with chronic stroke were given Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) over an intensive two-week course of treatment. The intervention resulted in a large improvement in use of the more-affected upper extremity in ...
Neuromotor rehabilitation, typically seen with stroke patients, is usually mistakenly focused on the recovery of movements while disregarding the insufficient or missing awareness of the affected part of the body. Thus, the functional recovery of ...
Depression is female – even after stroke? Cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons of gender effects in prevalence and depressive symptomsAbstract. Depression in the general population is more frequent in ...
Effects of L-Dopa on Storage and Retrieval of Verbal Information in Stroke PatientsAbstract: In a double-blind study we investigated the effect of the catecholaminerg stimulating drug L-Dopa on memory performance of stroke patients. 37 patients underwent ...
Additional Standard Data of Elderly Subjects to the Alertness Sub-Test from the German Testbatterie zur Aufmerksamkeitsprüfung (TAP)Abstract: The normative data contained in the German Testbatterie zur Aufmerksamkeitsprüfung (TAP) is applicable to test ...
Zusammenfassung: In dem vorliegenden Artikel wurde ein psychoedukativer Kurs für Angehörige von Schlaganfallpatienten entwickelt und in einem Längsschnitt-Kontrollgruppen-Design mit 3 Messzeitpunkten evaluiert. Insgesamt wurden 85 Angehörige untersucht. ...
Abstract.Background: High rates of psychological distress are reported in functional conditions and vascular stroke, but there is limited understanding of how patients with functional neurological symptoms in stroke settings respond to ...
Abstract. The ability to learn and the ability to reshape brain circuits are regarded as some of the most remarkable and important features of the brain. This ability declines with age due to largely unknown reasons, and it also is altered ...
Zusammenfassung: Im Bereich der motorischen Rehabilitation zentralnervös bedingter Defizite sind die durch Metaanalysen gestützten Aussagen der höchsten Evidenzklasse oft sehr allgemein gehalten und lassen sich nicht zu einem schlüssigen ...
Pathophysiological and Neuropsychological Aspects of Depressive DisordersIn depression many neurobiological abnormalities were found. Empirical evidence is drawn from studies in primary and poststroke depression. Additionally, neuropsychological findings ...
Prevalences and Lifetime Prevalences of Affective Disorders and Anxiety Disorders After StrokeThe study deals with prevalence rates of particular mental disorders in stroke in-patients during rehabilitation. Out of the 180 patients (Ps) of the sample, 38 ...
Pharmacological Treatment of Emotional Disturbances in Patients with Acquired Brain InjuryEmotional disturbances are frequently seen in patients with acquired brain damage. During the last years a number of original papers and reviews on epidemiological, ...
Abstract. This paper outlines some actual developments in the behavioral treatment and rehabilitation of stroke and other brain injuries in post-acute and chronic conditions of brain lesion. It points to a number of processes that ...
Practice recommendations for psychological interventions in neurological rehabilitation: multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and strokeAbstract.Background: Patients with neurological diseases face a great ...
Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21) in Outpatient NeurorehabilitationAbstract.Background: Depression can significantly influence the course ...
Numerous studies have reported an association between cognitive impairment and an increased risk for mortality. Most results are from large epidemiological studies and control for medical conditions that may relate to cognitive decline, as well as an ...
Abstract: In a multicenter European approach, the efficacy of the AIXTENT computerized training programs for intensity aspects (alertness and vigilance) and selectivity aspects (selective and divided attention) of attention was studied in 33 patients with ...
Specific Effects of Neurofeedback Training on Cognitive Performance after Stroke: a Useful Tool for Rehabilitation?Background: Cognitive impairments are common consequences of stroke and they reduce the quality of life of affected people enormously. ...
Zusammenfassung. Die tanztherapeutische Arbeit mit alten und pflegebedürftigen Menschen zeigt wie stark die Bewohner auf Kontakte und Zuwendungen reagieren und unterstreicht, dass die nonverbale Therapieform besonders geeignet ist für kognitiv, sprachlich ...