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Class lecture as part of Medical Aspects of Disability curriculum, Dept.of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Univ. of South Florida.Part 1 presented by Dr. Selim Benbadis. Defines symptomatic (non-epileptic) seizures, including syncope and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES); and epileptic seizures. Explains diagnostic criteria and issues with EEGs.
PowerPoint presentation by the Interwork Network for the 15th Annual NAMRC Training Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 18-22, 2007.Discusses the link between diversity and leadership and the inclusion of people with disabilities in the discussion. The Powerpoint has been digitized into a PDF format. Includes a WMA file of song "I Hope You Dance," by Lee Ann Womack.
Manual serves as a training and staff development tool for One-Stop Systems to meet the needs of customers with disabilities. Also serves as a comprehensive reference work for use in serving people with disabilities.
Article discusses military and VA telemedicine capabilities that are supporting the care of service members and veterans with TBI.Capabilities include new technologies for identification of TBI,management of symptoms in theater, and application of technologies (interactive video, Internet, and World Wide Web) to improve overall care.
Study about the visual function deficits associated with polytrauma injury. Retrospective descriptive study examines records of a clinic established to assess visual function in patients experiencing deployment-related polytrauma. Describes clinical findings and presents a vision examination protocol that may be useful for screening polytrauma patients in other settings.
Review of literature on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD-like symptoms that can occur along with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion, with specific reference to concussive injuries in the military.
A review of current issues and practices in the assessment and clinical management of sports-related concussion and how it can be applied to the diagnosis and management of concussion in military settings.Discusses the incidence, definition, and diagnosis of concussion;concussion grading scales; sideline evaluation tools;neuropsychological assessment; return-to-action criteria; and complication
Pilot study using the framework of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)to understand the challenges faced by Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans as they reintegrate into the community. Semistructured interviews with injured veterans, caregivers,and clinicians.
Article discusses four treatment models for community reintegration,reviews treatment standardization and outcome issues, and describes a manualized rehabilitation pilot program designed to provide community reintegration and return to duty/work for civilians, veterans, and military personnel with TBI.
Article examines the degree to which individuals with a history of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are unaware of their postinjury deficits. Also examines correlates between awareness problems and injury acuteness and severity and whether awareness problems differed across behavioral domains.