The Assessment of Disability Caused by Severe Head Injury

Evans, Charlotte; Collinson, Philippa; Halls, Melanie; Hopkins, Judith O.; Laurie, W.; Menzies, Elizabeth; Middleton, F; Nowell, Lynette; Stichbury, Jane; Vivash, E P

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“…One of the first priorities, therefore, was to devise rating scales that might be used to chart progress in brain injury rehabilitation , to be used alongside traditional neuropsychological measures (although even the latter at that time could be considered rather primitive by today's standards). It was decided to use the Chessington Physical Assessment (see Evans et al, 1974), which has since proved consistently helpful: It makes no assumptions about the neurological causes of physical deficits, but scores functional performance in a range of basic movements ("Locomotor Abilities"), the ability to control movements at central and peripheral joints ("Dynamic Interference by Abnormal Tone"), and various aspects of sensation ("Joint Position Sense" and "Superficial and Deep Sensation"). All score levels are pre-defined, so that the assessment qualifies as "objective".…”

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Measuring Outcome: Development of an Approach

Eames¹

1999

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

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Measuring Outcome: Development of an Approach

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1999

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

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“…At the Joint Services Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Chessington, there is provision for 40 long stay beds with full nursing care for severely disabled patients in a specially adapted medical centre. Many of these patients are suffering from the sequele of severe head injuries and this is the subject of a communication by Wing Commander C D Evans (Evans et al 1974).…”

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Modern Concepts of Rehabilitation in the Three Services

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1974

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine

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The Service Rehabilitation Units were originally developed to provide intensive treatment for patients with orthopedic disabilities (Wynn Parry 1970). In recent years it has become clear that all types of disorder of the locomotor system may benefit from such centres which offer a wide range of treatment including specialized physiotherapy, occupational therapy, games and hydrotherapy and facilities for assessment of disabilities and vocational guidance.

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Occupational Therapy Assessment of Functional Problems in the Rehabilitation of the Severely Head Injured

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Tyerman

1983

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The multiple and complex problems of the head injured patient require comprehensive and systematic evaluation. While physical and psychological assessments are well established, there is a notable absence of adequately standardised assessments of functional ability for clinical application by occupational therapists. Accordingly, a battery of tests has been devised covering four major areas of functional ability: visual perception; constructional ability; sensorimotor function; and execution of complex instructions. A comparison of the performance of 40 head injured patients with 40 controls is described. Significant group differences were evident for overall performance (representing ability and time factors) on all 12 tests of the battery with the head injured group exhibiting a wide range of problems. The implications of these results and the role of the assessment battery in diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation are discussed.

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The Assessment of Disability Caused by Severe Head Injury

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Measuring Outcome: Development of an Approach

Measuring Outcome: Development of an Approach

Modern Concepts of Rehabilitation in the Three Services

Occupational Therapy Assessment of Functional Problems in the Rehabilitation of the Severely Head Injured

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