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| Nora CullenSummaryAffiliation: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Country: Canada Publications
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Canadian healthcare perspective in traumatic brain injury rehabilitationNora Cullen
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Head Trauma Rehabil 22:214-20. 2007..Patient education is an ongoing priority. Data collection is considered mandatory in many centers for program evaluation and quality improvement. There is a clear need for coordinated standards of care across the country...
Cognitive correlates with functional outcomes after anoxic brain injury: a case-controlled comparison with traumatic brain injuryNora K Cullen
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Brain Inj 25:35-43. 2011..To assess the effectiveness of inpatient rehabilitation in adults who have sustained an anoxic brain injury (AnBI). Secondly, to identify areas of cognition that predict functional outcomes at discharge...
Rehabilitation outcomes after anoxic brain injury: a case-controlled comparison with traumatic brain injuryNora K Cullen
Neuro Rehabilitation Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and the Division of Physiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2A2
PM R 1:1069-76. 2009..To investigate the functional outcomes of patients with anoxic brain injury (AnBI) compared with control patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) during inpatient rehabilitation...
Functional recovery following traumatic vs non-traumatic brain injury: a case-controlled studyNora K Cullen
University of Toronto and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada
Brain Inj 22:1013-20. 2008..To explore differences in rate of recovery and functional outcome in case-matched patients with traumatic (TBI) vs non-traumatic brain injury (non-TBI) during inpatient rehabilitation and 1 year post-insult...
Management of heterotopic ossification and venous thromboembolism following acquired brain injuryNora Cullen
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario
Brain Inj 21:215-30. 2007..METHODS AND MAIN OUTCOMES: A systematic review of the literature from 1980-2005 was conducted focusing on interventions for HO and VTE in the ABI population. Nineteen studies examining a variety of treatment approaches were evaluated...
The efficacy of acquired brain injury rehabilitationNora Cullen
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario
Brain Inj 21:113-32. 2007..The efficacy of a given intervention was classified as strong (supported by at least two randomized controlled trials (RCTs)), moderate (supported by a single RCT), or limited (supported by other types of studies in the absence of RCTs)...
Evaluation of an online cognitive behavioural therapy program by patients with traumatic brain injury and depressionJane Topolovec-Vranic
Trauma and Neurosurgery Program, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Brain Inj 24:762-72. 2010..This study examined whether internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) could be appropriate and effective for patients with mild or moderate TBI and depression...
Motor impairment rehabilitation post acquired brain injuryShawn Marshall
The Rehabilitation Centre Ottawa Hospital, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Brain Inj 21:133-60. 2007..The efficacy of a given intervention was classified as strong (supported by two or more randomized controlled trials (RCTs)), moderate (supported by a single RCT), or limited (supported by other types of studies in the absence of RCTs)...
Topiramate in traumatic brain injury: adverse effects on cognitive functionVivien Tang
McMaster University School of Medicine, Hamilton, Canada
J Head Trauma Rehabil 22:409-10. 2007
A systematic review of the rehabilitation of moderate to severe acquired brain injuriesRobert Teasell
St Joseph s Health Care London, Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre, Canada
Brain Inj 21:107-12. 2007..To conduct a systematic review of the rehabilitation literature of moderate to severe acquired brain injuries (ABI) from traumatic and non-traumatic causes...
Blunt versus penetrating violent traumatic brain injury: frequency and factors associated with secondary conditions and complicationsKertia L Black
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit 48201, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 17:489-96. 2002..To compare types and frequency of medical complications and comorbidities associated with violence-related penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI) as compared to violence-related blunt TBI...
Serotonin agents in the treatment of acquired brain injuryRoss D Zafonte
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 17:322-34. 2002..CONCLUSION: This article will review the mechanisms, efficacy, and side effects of serotonin agents with a focus on persons with brain injury...
