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- F波持續率;F波潛期;經皮自動腰椎椎間盤切除術;F-persistence;F-latency;automated percutaneous lumbar disectomy (1)
- 下半身癱瘓;坐姿平衡;測試;效度;paraplegia;sitting balance;test;validity (1)
- 他人之手症候群;額葉病變;腦中風;alien hand syndrome;frontal lobe lesion;stroke (1)
- 僵直性脊椎炎;脊髓損傷;巴特爾指數;ankylosing spondylitis;spinal cord injury;Barthel ADL index (1)
- 先天性胼胝體缺損;左側失用症;左側失讀症;congenital corpus callosum agenesis;left apraxia;left alexia (1)
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- 兒童;步態分析;地板作用力;children;gait analysis;ground reaction force (1)
- 合併症;關節置換術;半關節置換術;complication;arthroplasty;hemiarthroplasty (1)
- 吞嚥障礙;經皮內視鏡胃造廔術;合併症;dysphagia;percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy;complication (1)
- 外傷後脊髓囊泡;脊髓損傷;posttraumatic spinal cord cyst;spinal cord injury (1)
- 學習障礙;閱讀障礙;大腦結構學;神經影像學;learning disabilities;reading disabilities;brain architecture;neuroimaging studies (1)
- 復健科資訊系統;rehabilitation information system (1)
- 復健科資訊系統;需求調查;rehabilitation information system;utilization and demand (1)
- 斜頸症;超音波;胸鎖乳突肌;wry neck;ultrasonography;sternocleidomastoid muscle (1)
- 泌尿併發症;危險因子;泌尿系統追蹤;脊髓損傷;urologic complication;risk factor;urologic surveillance;spinal cord injury (1)
- 生活功能獨立執行測量表;論病例計酬;復健;梗塞性中風;出血性中風;functional independence measurement;case-payment;rehabilitation;ischemic stroke;hemorrhagic stroke (1)
- 生活品質;脊髓損傷;焦點團體;quality of life;spinal cord injury;focus group (1)
- 結構性脊柱後彎;椎弓解離;家族型Scheuermann氏病;下背痛;structural kyphosis;spondylolysis;familial Scheuermann's disease;low back pain (1)
- 老人;日常活動能力;心血管疾病危險因子;elderly;activities of daily living;cardiovascular risk factors (1)
- 脊椎硬膜動靜脈廔管;spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (1)
- 脊髓損傷;傳統中醫;spinal cord injury;traditional Chinese medicine (1)
- 脊髓損傷;功能獨立量表;心肺功能測試;肌力;spinal cord injury;functional independence measurement;cardiopulmonary functional test;muscle strength (1)
- 脊髓損傷;泌尿系統處置;手術;spinal cord injury;urological management;surgery (1)
- 腓淺神經;神經壓迫症候群;中間背皮神經;superficial peroneal nerve;entrapment syndrome;intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve (1)
- 腕隧道症候群;人體測量因素;carpal tunnel syndrome;anthropometric factor (1)
- 腦幹;缺血性中風;頑固性打嗝;brain stem;ischemic stroke;intractable hiccups (1)
- 腦幹腫瘤;畸胎瘤;吞嚥障礙;吸入性肺炎;隱藏式吸入;brain stem tumor;teratoma;dysphagia;aspiration pneumonia;silent aspiration (1)
- 腦血管意外;步態分析;枴杖;cerebrovascular accident;gait analysis;cane (1)
- 血液透析;運動訓練;心肺耐力;憂鬱狀態;hemodialysis;exercise training;cardiopulmonary endurance;depression status (1)
- 關節軟骨;牛;超微結構;articular cartilage;bovine;ultrastructure (1)
- 高壓氧;常壓氧;一氧化碳中毒;日常生活能力;hyperbaric oxygen;normobaric oxygen;carbon monoxide poisoning;activities of daily living (1)
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The Exploration Of Utilization Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Among People With Spinal Cord Injury In Central Taiwan, Hong-Li Lee, Liu-Ing Bih
The Exploration Of Utilization Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Among People With Spinal Cord Injury In Central Taiwan, Hong-Li Lee, Liu-Ing Bih
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
People with spinal cord injury often asked help to manage the symptoms such as spasticity, inco-ntinence of sphincter or paresthesia with combination of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. In order to explore the popularization of, perceived effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, and difficulty to be faced when utilizing traditional Chinese medicine among people with spinal cord injury in central Taiwan, we collected and analyzed 115 effective questionnaires of them who had ever used Chinese medicine after injury. The results showed: the ways utilizing traditional Chinese medicine most were prescribed Chinese herbs (27.4%), acupuncture (25.6%) and Chinese massage (20.0%), the …
The Urological Management Of Voiding Dysfunction In Chronic Spinal Cord Injury, Hann-Chorng Kuo
The Urological Management Of Voiding Dysfunction In Chronic Spinal Cord Injury, Hann-Chorng Kuo
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in various dysfunctions of the urinary bladder and urethra. These neurological deteriorations after SCI cause varying urological symptoms and complications. Early detection of high risk SCI patients is important. Regular determination of intravesical pressure, residual urine and leak point pressure can provide information to avoid upper tract deterioration. Agg-ressive urological management can reduce the mortality rate from urinary tract infection (UTI) and a better quality of life can thus ensue. In the management of urological sequalae of SCI, preservation of renal function, freedom from UTI, freedom from indwelling catheter, and continence should be the …
F-Wave Studies In L5 Radiculopathic Patients Receiving Automated Percutaneous Lumbar Disectomy, Chien-Hung Lai, Ming-Shium Hsieh, Wei-Han Chiang, Sung-Hui Tseng, Chao-Jung Chen, Shih-Ching Chen
F-Wave Studies In L5 Radiculopathic Patients Receiving Automated Percutaneous Lumbar Disectomy, Chien-Hung Lai, Ming-Shium Hsieh, Wei-Han Chiang, Sung-Hui Tseng, Chao-Jung Chen, Shih-Ching Chen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Background and purpose: Herniated intervertebral disc with radiculopathy may prolong F-latency and reduce F-persistence. The aim of this study was to investigate changes of F-waves in patients with L5 radiculopathy before and after automated percutaneous lumbar disectomy (APLD).Methods: Eight patients (aged 26 to 39 years) with L5 radiculopathy were recruited. The L5 radiculopathy was diagnosed by radicular pain and motor/sensory deficit and was confirmed by MRI. F-latency and persistence of the deep peroneal nerve were measured before and after APLD. To enhance the F-wave response, a stimulus duration of 0.3 ms was used, and patients were asked to contract the …
Analysis Of Cane-Assisted Gait In Patients With Hemiplegic Stroke, Chia-Ling Chen, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Fuk-Tan Tang, Kuo-Dai Hou, Wei-Hsien Hong, Rong-Shun Chen, Bel-Wen Lu, May-Kuen Wong
Analysis Of Cane-Assisted Gait In Patients With Hemiplegic Stroke, Chia-Ling Chen, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Fuk-Tan Tang, Kuo-Dai Hou, Wei-Hsien Hong, Rong-Shun Chen, Bel-Wen Lu, May-Kuen Wong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The purpose of this study is first to analyze the temporal-stride parameters and forces applied on the cane, and both feet in stroke patients walking with cane-assistance. Three force plates, six cam-eras, and an instrumented cane were integrated to conduct an analysis of the cane-assisted gait of 15 hemiplegic patients. Temporal-stride parameters, and peak vertical, anterior (propulsive)-posterior (braking) and lateral shear forces, and propulsive-breaking impulses, were analyzed.All patients walked with a relatively slow walking speed, the average is 16.1 cm/sec, ranging from 4.2 to 35.8 cm/s. The average step length is 38.2 cm. The triple and double support occupied most …
Assessment Of Anthropometric Factors Of Hand And Wrist In Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Hui-Wen Chen, Chein-Wei Chang, Yi-Jane Wu, Keng-Yu Chao
Assessment Of Anthropometric Factors Of Hand And Wrist In Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Hui-Wen Chen, Chein-Wei Chang, Yi-Jane Wu, Keng-Yu Chao
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common entrapment neuropathy. It has been associated with many conditions, including age, gender, work and body mass index etc. The aim of the study is trying to ass-ess the anthropometric factors and range of motion of hand and wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Twenty-one patients with carpal tunnel syndrome approved by clinical and electrophysiol-ogical studies, and eighteen normal controls attended this study. Anthropometric factors includling hand width, hand length, palmar length, palmar thickness, wrist width, wrist thickness and range of motion of wrist joints were assessed in the patient and control groups.The results …
The Effects Of Exercise Training On Cardiopulmonary Endurance And Depression Status Of Hemodialysis Patients, Shu-Hua Liu, Wil-Ly Chou, Yu-Lin Wang, Hang-Tan Ling, Wen-Chun Huang, Jing-Tz Shen
The Effects Of Exercise Training On Cardiopulmonary Endurance And Depression Status Of Hemodialysis Patients, Shu-Hua Liu, Wil-Ly Chou, Yu-Lin Wang, Hang-Tan Ling, Wen-Chun Huang, Jing-Tz Shen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of exercise training on cardiopulmonary endurance and depression status of hemodialysis patients. The purposive sample was recruited from a medical center in southern Taiwan. A total of forty hemodialysis patients were assigned into the experimental and control groups. Twenty patients in the experimental group underwent a 30-50 minutes, three times a week, stationary bicycle training during off-dialysis period for eight weeks. Twenty patients in the control group did not receive any exercise. The exercise test was administered to measure the cardiopulmonary endurance and the Beck Depression Scale was used to …
Gait Analysis By Measuring Ground Reaction Forces In Children Aged From Three To Twelve, Chia-Ling Chen, Wei-Hsien Hong, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Ching-Yi Wu, Chin-Man Wang, May-Kuen Wong, Fuk-Tan Tang
Gait Analysis By Measuring Ground Reaction Forces In Children Aged From Three To Twelve, Chia-Ling Chen, Wei-Hsien Hong, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Ching-Yi Wu, Chin-Man Wang, May-Kuen Wong, Fuk-Tan Tang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The study analyzed the kinematic parameters, symmetry and consistency as well as the force distribution during walking in the children aged 3 to 12 years old in order to assess the development of the matured gait. One hundred and four children (50 boys, 54 girls) were divided into five groups based on age, with group A aged 3 to 4 years, group B aged 5 to 6 years, group C aged 7 to 8 years, group D aged 9 to 10 years, and group E aged 11 to 12 years old. In this study, we used a computer dynography (CDG) …
Brain Morphology In Dyslexic Children, Ling-Fu Meng, Li-Yu Hung
Brain Morphology In Dyslexic Children, Ling-Fu Meng, Li-Yu Hung
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
This article concerns the correlation between children with dyslexia and brain morphology. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies suggest that five major differences exist between dyslexic and typical children. Primarily, the genu of the corpus callosum is significant smaller in dyslexic children. Secondly, the corpus callosum in dyslexic children with family history is larger and thicker. Thirdly, dyslexics demonstrate more deviations from normal patterns of left and right hemisphere asymmetry. Fourthly, posterior superior surface of temporal lobe, planum temporal surface area and brain volume in left brain are smaller in dyslexics. Finally, six brain regions account for …
Clinical Experience In Rehabilitation Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Associated With Spinal Cord Injury, Li-Chen Tung, Chih-Hsiang Ho, Liu-Ing Bih
Clinical Experience In Rehabilitation Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Associated With Spinal Cord Injury, Li-Chen Tung, Chih-Hsiang Ho, Liu-Ing Bih
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton. Spinal ankylosis reduces vertebral flexibility, exacerbates osteoporotic change, and leads to a loss of the biomechanical function of the spine. Thus, even small impacts might cause vertebral fracture or damage of the spinal cord in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis.This retrospective study included 11 patients with ankylosing spondylitis who were admitted to a hos-pital between 1991 and 1999 for rehabilitative service after spinal cord injury. Of these patients, 10 were male, and one female. Average age was 46.3 ± 14.3 years. Falls accounted for injuries in six patients, traffic accidents …
Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Cyst：Three Cases Report And Literature Review, Nai-Chiung Huang, Ta-Sen Wei
Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Cyst：Three Cases Report And Literature Review, Nai-Chiung Huang, Ta-Sen Wei
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Posttraumatic spinal cord cyst is a late sequelae of spinal cord injury. The cyst has no or little inf-luence on the patient’s neurological functions. We report three patients of spinal cord injury complica-ted with posttraumatic spinal cord cyst whose motor functions were compromized due to increased spasticity. The incidence of the cyst may be up to 50%. The cyst may come from liquefaction of the cord tissue after local edema, necrosis and hematoma, or a myelomalacia due to local ischemia. The best choice of the diagnostic tool is magnetic resonance imaging. All subjects regained their ambulation function after comprehensive rehabilitation …
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: An Alternative For Long-Term Tube Feeding Individuals, Hao-Pai Ni, Tzong-Hsi Lee, Tyng-Guey Wang
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: An Alternative For Long-Term Tube Feeding Individuals, Hao-Pai Ni, Tzong-Hsi Lee, Tyng-Guey Wang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Dysphagia is a common problem in rehabilitation service. Tube feeding is mandatory for patients unable to achieve the goal of oral feeding despite comprehensive rehabilitation training. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has been widely used for patients requiring tube feeding in the past 20 years; however, its long-term complications and satisfaction have seldom been mentioned in Taiwan. The purpose of this study was to investigate the acute complications and long-term problems in pat-ients who received PEG. The result might provide the clinicians valuable information in managing the patients requiring long-term tube feeding. This study was a retrospective case note analysis and …
Coma Reversal And Functional Recovery After Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy And Rehabilitation In The Subacute Phase Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Casereport And Literature Review, Chun-Hui Wang, Fook-Cheung Wan
Coma Reversal And Functional Recovery After Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy And Rehabilitation In The Subacute Phase Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Casereport And Literature Review, Chun-Hui Wang, Fook-Cheung Wan
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) effectively decreases the morbidity and mortality of carbon monoxide poisoning . Immediate HBO treatment is indicated as it yields a more rapid and greater neuropsychological recovery. HBO significantly decreases the half life of carboxy hemoglobin (COHb) and increases the tissue clearance of residual carbon monoxide, thus decreasing the neuropsychological deficit. HBO enhances the outcome even in the subacute phase of CO poisoning as in this case. A thirteen year old girl was admitted to our hospital in a deep coma after severe CO poisoning from gas leakage and was referred for HBO treatment one month after carbon …
Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula : A Casereport, Hsiu-Fang Hsueh, Po-Hong Chen, Jo-Tong Chen, Ta-Shen Kuan
Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula : A Casereport, Hsiu-Fang Hsueh, Po-Hong Chen, Jo-Tong Chen, Ta-Shen Kuan
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
A case of delayed diagnosis of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula is presented. A 65-year-old male presented to our clinic for progressive stiffness and numbness over bilateral lower limbs for 6 months. Neurological examination was suggestive of thoracic spinal cord lesion with signs of both upper and lower motor neuron disorders. Electromyographic examination showed evidence of denervation and re-innervation in the bilateral paraspinal muscles of middle thoracic level. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine revealed trivial changes, but they were neglected initially. Because of clinical fluctuation and progressive deterioration, he was treated as early parkinsonism, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, transverse …
Low Back Pain Caused By Scheuermann's Disease: A Casereport, Ming-Chi Lin, Shin-Tsu Chang, Kao-Chung Tsai
Low Back Pain Caused By Scheuermann's Disease: A Casereport, Ming-Chi Lin, Shin-Tsu Chang, Kao-Chung Tsai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Scheuermann's disease is one of the common causes of structural abnormality in the thoracic or thoracolumbar spines. Many theories have been proposed for the etiologies of Scheuermann's disease, but the true etiology remains unclear. The disease has a strong familial tendency which may be inh-erited in an autosomal dominant mode. This article describes a 21-year-old male patient who was suff-ering from low back pain for 2 years. The patient was initially diagnosed as having a scoliosis of the thoracolumbar spine. There was no symptomatic alleviation after initial rehabilitation therapy. Patient then received series of examinations, which revealed anterior wedge deformity …
Alien Hand Syndrome：Report Of Six Cases And Review Of The Literature, Fan-Fei Tseng, Liu-Ing Bih, Chi-Chung Ho
Alien Hand Syndrome：Report Of Six Cases And Review Of The Literature, Fan-Fei Tseng, Liu-Ing Bih, Chi-Chung Ho
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The alien hand syndrome was diagnosed in six stroke patients treated in our hospital during the period from 1993 to 1998. Left cerebral artery occlusion was responsible for the stroke episode in five patients and hydrocephalus subsequent to intracerebral hemorrhage in one patient. All of the patients were right handed and exhibited behavior of forced grasping and impulsive groping, with their dominant hand, of objects entering their field of vision. The patients also exhibited unilateral involuntary handling and utilization of familiar objects and compulsive manipulation of tools with their dominant hand and restrain of the dominant hand with their contralateral …
Utilization And Demand Of Rehabilitation Information System For Out-Patient Clinic Service, Mu-Jung Kao, Li-Wei Chou, Mei-Wun Tsai, Nai-Hsin Meng, Sui-Foon Lo, Yen-Ho Wang, Jin-Shin Lai
Utilization And Demand Of Rehabilitation Information System For Out-Patient Clinic Service, Mu-Jung Kao, Li-Wei Chou, Mei-Wun Tsai, Nai-Hsin Meng, Sui-Foon Lo, Yen-Ho Wang, Jin-Shin Lai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
A survey of utilization and demand of Rehabilitation Information System (RIS) for out-patient clinic service was done by questionnaires from July 1999 to December 1999. One hundred and seventeen responses (52.0% of total samples) were adopted for analysis. The questionnaires included data base, utilization of rehabilitation information system for outpatient clinic service and demands of specific system . The results showed that 77.8% of rehabilitation clinics used computer system for outpatient clinic service; and 67.5% of them had electric chart record. Most of clinics had prescriptive function including pharmacy, laboratory request and radiology order, only few clinics could read result …
Concurrent Validity Of The Modified Functional Reach Test In Thoracic Spinal Cord Injured Patients, Chiung-Ling Chen, Ming-I Chen, Kwok-Tak Yeung, Jiun-Nan Tsai, Ming-Shun Wu, Ching-Jung Chien
Concurrent Validity Of The Modified Functional Reach Test In Thoracic Spinal Cord Injured Patients, Chiung-Ling Chen, Ming-I Chen, Kwok-Tak Yeung, Jiun-Nan Tsai, Ming-Shun Wu, Ching-Jung Chien
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
”Training of sitting balance is one of the major treatment programs for rehabilitation of complete thoracic spinal cord injured patients. In the literature, there are only a few objective and quantitative tests for sitting balance, and they are not appropriate for patients with spinal cord injury. The Functional Reach Test was modified by Lynch and colleagues to measure sitting balance. The study of the Modi-fied Functional Reach Test demonstrated that it provides reliable measurement of sitting balance in patients with spinal cord injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate the concurrent validity of the Modified Functional Reach Test …
Urological Complication And Its Risk Factors For The Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Shih-Chung Chang, Su-Ju Tsai, Li-Chen Tung, Liu-Ing Bih
Urological Complication And Its Risk Factors For The Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Shih-Chung Chang, Su-Ju Tsai, Li-Chen Tung, Liu-Ing Bih
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
”From January 1993 to June 1996, one hundred and fifty-four spinal cord injury (SCI) patients received urodynamic studies, including urosonography, radionuclide renography, voiding cystoureth-ragrphy, intravenous urography, and/or cystometry. Among the subjects, 125 patients were male (81.2%) and 29 were female (18.8%); there are 133 patients (86.4%) with upper motor neuron lesion and 21 (13.4%) with lower motor neuron lesion.One hundred and eleven patients (72.7%) had the history of symptomatic urinary tract infection, and urolithiasis was noted in 3 patients (1.9%). Upper urinary deterioration was noted in 81 patients (52.6%), including 29 vesicoureteral reflux and 71 pyelocaliectasis (19 patients had both …
The Study Of Case Payment System For Hospitalized Rehabilitation Patients, Fuk-Tan Tang, Da-Ren Liu, Pai-Chu Chen, Jar-Yuan Pai
The Study Of Case Payment System For Hospitalized Rehabilitation Patients, Fuk-Tan Tang, Da-Ren Liu, Pai-Chu Chen, Jar-Yuan Pai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
With the increase in average life expectancy, the disease pattern has gradually changed from an acute one to a chronic one. The rehabilitation care has played an important role in the care of chronically ill patients. The number of patients seeking rehabilitation help has increased tremendously after the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI). The legislators and administrators are trying their best to develop a more suitable payment system in Taiwan for controlling the increasing rehabili-tation related medical fees.After reviewing related articles, we have discovered that it is necessary to develop a case-mix system for inpatient rehabilitation before any appropriate …
Factors Associated With The Quality Of Life Of Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries – A Focus Group Study, Yuh Jang, Yen-Ho Wang, Cheng-Fen Yu, Chi-Wen Chung, Jung-Der Wang
Factors Associated With The Quality Of Life Of Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries – A Focus Group Study, Yuh Jang, Yen-Ho Wang, Cheng-Fen Yu, Chi-Wen Chung, Jung-Der Wang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The primary purpose of this qualitative study was designed to identify, from a client and medical personnel perspective, factors that associated with the quality of life of patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Three focus groups were recruited and conducted: newly injured patients, patients with a chronic SCI, and medical personnel who worked with these patients. Responses were audio taped, transcribed, and analyzed by pattern coding according to domains and facets of Taiwan version of WHOQOL-BREF. The results indicated that the meaning of quality of life is a subjective perception of their position in life that is influenced by physical …
Intractable Hiccups Following Ischemic Stroke Of Brain Stem : A Casereport, Ya-Wei Cheng, Lu Lu
Intractable Hiccups Following Ischemic Stroke Of Brain Stem : A Casereport, Ya-Wei Cheng, Lu Lu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Hiccups are a common phenomenon though their mechanism and physiological meaning are still controversial. No special treatment is necessary for most patients with hiccup. However, the hiccup might last for more than one month in rare cases, defined as an intractable hiccup, as one of the clini-cal manifestations of respiratory, gastrointestinal or neurological diseases.A case with an ischemic brain stem stroke is investigated herein. The intractable hiccup disturbed the patient’s appetite, impaired his nutritional and dehydration status, and even delayed rehabilitation. Prochlorperazine maleate (Novamin) was administered and provided with much significant relief, which is the first successful experience in the …
Congenital Corpus Callosum Agenesis : A Casereport And Literature Review, Huey-Jen Lai, Hsi-Hsun Su, Shaw-Nan Jean, Ming-Fen Chang Chien, Horng-Feng Shyn
Congenital Corpus Callosum Agenesis : A Casereport And Literature Review, Huey-Jen Lai, Hsi-Hsun Su, Shaw-Nan Jean, Ming-Fen Chang Chien, Horng-Feng Shyn
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The main function of corpus callosum is to connect bilateral hemispheres. Patients with mech-anical injuries to corpus callosum, e,g., tumor compression, anterior or posterior cerebral artery infarction may have in neurological defects including left apraxia, left alexia or anomia to colors. Nevertheless, these symptoms may not occur in congenital corpus callosum agenesis, complete or incomplete. Congenital corpus callosum agenesis frequently coexists with other deficits, such as mental retardation, spastic quadriplegia or spastic diplegia, and seizure. We report a case with corpus callosum agenesis, spastic right hemiplegia, mild bilateral eyelid ptosis and hyperoptic astigmatism. Literatures were reviewed. In early development of …
A Brain Stem Teratoma Manifested By Silent Aspiration Pneumonia : A Casereport, Hui-Chiu Lin, Yao-Chia Chuang, Wang-Lin Su, Yen-Ta Lu, Fu-Chao Huang, Yuen-Liang Lai
A Brain Stem Teratoma Manifested By Silent Aspiration Pneumonia : A Casereport, Hui-Chiu Lin, Yao-Chia Chuang, Wang-Lin Su, Yen-Ta Lu, Fu-Chao Huang, Yuen-Liang Lai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Brain stem tumors are relatively rare but predominantly diseases of childhood. Most of them are astrocytomas or ependymomas histologically. Intracranial teratomas arise in the midline, most comm-only in the pineal and suprasellar regions. Only one documented paper illustrated a teratoma arising in the brain stem. Patients with a brain stem tumor may present different symptoms and signs, such as facial nerve palsy, hemiparesis and unilateral hearing loss when involving the pons; and anorexia, dysphagia, upper respiratory tract infections, vomiting, hoarseness, ataxia and hemiparesis or quadriparesis when involving the medulla oblongata.This case was a 22- year-old female patient who suffered from …
Periprosthetic Humeral Shaft Fracture Caused By Stretching Exercises After Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty: A Casereport, Han-Jay Chiu, Yung-Ching Lin, Zong-Jing Wang
Periprosthetic Humeral Shaft Fracture Caused By Stretching Exercises After Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty: A Casereport, Han-Jay Chiu, Yung-Ching Lin, Zong-Jing Wang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Periprosthetic humeral fractures constituted only 2 % of all the complications during or after a shoulder hemiarthroplasty or total shoulder arthroplasty. Most of the fractures occurred intraoperatively. Postoperative fractures were caused by falls or traffic accidents. To our knowledge, they have never been caused by stretching exercises after a shoulder hemiarthroplasty. We present a 57-year-old female patient who had a periprosthetic humeral shaft spiral fracture caused by stretching exercises after a shoulder hemiarthroplasty because of proximal humeral fracture. The fracture was close reduced and fixed with a sugar-tong splint. Three months later, the fracture successfully healed with good alignment. Possible …
Histological And Ultrastructural Differences Between Normal And Softened Articular Cartilage, Jue-Long Wang, Jyh-Seng Wang, Huann Chang, Rai-Chi Chan, Tao-Chang Hsu
Histological And Ultrastructural Differences Between Normal And Softened Articular Cartilage, Jue-Long Wang, Jyh-Seng Wang, Huann Chang, Rai-Chi Chan, Tao-Chang Hsu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Articular cartilage is a highly compressive load-bearing tissue by virtue of the functional interplay between a 3-dimensional (3-D) structure of collagen fibrils and the entrapped water-swollen proteoglycan macromolecules. Any loss of interconnectivity in the collagen network that might reduce the constraints on the swelling tendency of the proteoglycan domain will lead to swelling and low matrix stiffness. The 3-D fibrillar architecture of the cartilage matrix strongly influences its stiffness and therefore its ability to maintain a sufficient hydrated thickness under load.One of the pathologies of osteoarthritis is softening and swelling of the articular cartilage. Such degenerative process is thought to …
Association Between Activities Of Daily Living And Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Elderly People In Chung-Shing-Shin-Tseun Community, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Tsai-Chung Li, Shih-Wei Lai, Chia-Ing Li, Kuo-Che Wang, Wen-Pin Liu, Ming-May Lai, Chiu-Shong Liu
Association Between Activities Of Daily Living And Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Elderly People In Chung-Shing-Shin-Tseun Community, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Tsai-Chung Li, Shih-Wei Lai, Chia-Ing Li, Kuo-Che Wang, Wen-Pin Liu, Ming-May Lai, Chiu-Shong Liu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
In order to understand the prevalence of limitation in activities of daily living in elderly people and the relationship between limitation in activities of daily living and the cardiovascular risk factors among elderly people, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Chung-Shing-Shin-Tseun community of Taiwan in May 1998. All of individuals aged 65 and over were collected. A total of 1093 persons, out of a 1774 registered residents, finished questionnaires. The response rate was 61.6%. However, only 586 respondents had blood tests and completed questionnaires. Analysis in this study was based on these 586 subjects. Our results showed that 66.2% were …
Investigation Of The Correlation Between Neurological Impairment And Fitness In Spinal Cord Injured Patients, Mei-Yun Liaw, Chih-Fang Yang, Pao-Tsai Cheng, Chen-Yin Chen, Ai-Ling Hu, Meng-Chih Lin
Investigation Of The Correlation Between Neurological Impairment And Fitness In Spinal Cord Injured Patients, Mei-Yun Liaw, Chih-Fang Yang, Pao-Tsai Cheng, Chen-Yin Chen, Ai-Ling Hu, Meng-Chih Lin
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The daily activities of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), especially those of quadriplegics or non-ambulatory SCI patients, are usually inadequate to maintain physical fitness. Lack of participation in a regular activity program may result in a debilitative cycle. Therefore, cardiopulmonary problems rank high in these patients during the acute stage and also the later years.The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between neurological impairment, cardiopulmonary function, upper limbs muscle strength and functional capacity in the patients. Sixty-three subjects were enrolled according to the American spinal cord injury association (ASIA) impairment scale A,B,C and then separated into …
Ultrasonographic Pictures Of The Babies Who Were Clinically Diagnosed As Postural Wry Neck, Yi-Pin Chiang, Baii-Jia Yang
Ultrasonographic Pictures Of The Babies Who Were Clinically Diagnosed As Postural Wry Neck, Yi-Pin Chiang, Baii-Jia Yang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
One hundred and thirty-four babies who were clinically diagnosed with postural wry neck were enrolled in this study. All of them received sonographic examination of both sternocleidomastoid muscles with a 7.5 MHz linear array transducer connected to the Acuson 128 10M ultrasonographic machine. Three (2.2%) of the 134 babies were noted to have echogenic changes in one of their sternocleidomastoid muscles, and were diagnosed as having muscular type torticollis. Among the other 131 babies, 116(88.6%) babies showed no difference between bilateral SCM muscles. The direction of the head tilt was not related to the thickness of the muscle, which indicated …
A Study Of Integrated Rehabilitation Information System, Mu-Jung Kao, Han-Mi Chen, Rong-Lin Yang, Mei-Wun Tsai
A Study Of Integrated Rehabilitation Information System, Mu-Jung Kao, Han-Mi Chen, Rong-Lin Yang, Mei-Wun Tsai
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Integrated Rehabilitation Information System (IRIS) was designed for medical administration in the Department of Rehabilitation at a medical center in Taiwan. The IRIS includes patient management system (registration, bill, appointment, and declaration for health insurance payments, etc), order entry system (pharmacy system, laboratory request system, radiology request system ), rehabilitation system for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, splint, prosthesis and orthosis, electric medical record system for therapists, check out system for time and frequency of therapy, and statistic function system.The efficiency of operation and cost– benefit efficacy were much appreciated after using IRIS. We suggest that IRIS could be …
The Entrapment Syndrome Of The Intermediate Dorsal Cutaneous Branch Of The Superficial Peroneal Nerve：A Casereport, Hui-Wen Chen, Chein-Wei Chang, Ssu-Yuan Chen
The Entrapment Syndrome Of The Intermediate Dorsal Cutaneous Branch Of The Superficial Peroneal Nerve：A Casereport, Hui-Wen Chen, Chein-Wei Chang, Ssu-Yuan Chen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The entrapment syndrome of the intermediate dorsal cutaneous branch of the superficial peroneal nerve is rarely reported. Here we reported a 17-year-old male patient, who suffered from left dorso-lateral foot numbness after prolonged local compression of left lateral foot. The electrophysiological studies of the left intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve, 10 days after onset of symptoms, revealed normal sensory nerve conduction velocity with significantly reduced amplitude of nerve action potential. These findings were compatible with the diagnosis of entrapment syndrome of left intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve. The patient’s symptoms disappeared spontaneously 8 weeks later.The purpose of this casereport is to state …