Quadriplegia - Rehabilitation
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Evaluation of a graphic interface to control a robotic grasping arm: a multicenter study.

29 Sep 2009 Laffont I, Biard N, Chalubert G, Delahoche L, Marhic B, Boyer FC, Leroux C. Evaluation of a graphic interface to control a robotic grasping arm: a multicenter study. OBJECTIVE: Grasping robots are still difficult to use for persons with disabilities ... Read more...

Greater daily leisure time physical activity is associated with lower chronic disease risk in adults with spinal cord injury.

30 Jul 2009 The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and common risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes in community-dwelling adults with chronic spinal cord injury ... Read more...

Effects of hand cycle training on physical capacity in individuals with tetraplegia: a clinical trial.

28 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity is important for people with tetraplegia to maintain fitness but may not always be easily integrated into daily life. In many countries, hand cycling has become a serious option for daily mobility in people with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Quadriplegia - Rehabilitation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Evaluation of a graphic interface to control a robotic grasping arm: a multicenter study. 29 Sep 2009
• Greater daily leisure time physical activity is associated with lower chronic disease risk in adults with spinal cord injury. 30 Jul 2009
• Effects of hand cycle training on physical capacity in individuals with tetraplegia: a clinical trial. 28 Jul 2009
• Inter-rater reliability of the Top Down Motor Milestone Test: a cross-sectional study. 6 Jun 2009
• Intraspinal canal migration of distal occipitocervical instrumentation rods causing incomplete tetraplegia. 3 Jun 2009
• Posterior deltoid-to-triceps tendon transfer to restore active elbow extension in patients with tetraplegia. 30 May 2009
• Implantation of a breathing pacemaker in a tetraplegic patient in Hong Kong. 30 May 2009
• The addition of electrical stimulation to progressive resistance training does not enhance the wrist strength of people with tetraplegia: a randomized controlled trial. 24 May 2009
• Pointing device usage guidelines for people with quadriplegia: a simulation and validation study utilizing an integrated pointing device apparatus. 3 May 2009
• Coping effectiveness training during acute rehabilitation of spinal cord injury/dysfunction: a randomized clinical trial. 29 Apr 2009
• A systematic review of the management of orthostatic hypotension after spinal cord injury. 29 Apr 2009
• Lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation to restore cough in patients with spinal cord injury: results of a National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical trial. Part I: methodology and effectiveness of expiratory muscle activation. 29 Apr 2009
• Lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation to restore cough in patients with spinal cord injury: results of a National Institutes of Health-Sponsored clinical trial. Part II: clinical outcomes. 29 Apr 2009
• Passive shoulder range of motion impairment in spinal cord injury during and one year after rehabilitation. 29 Apr 2009
• Having a permanent resident in intensive care: the rewards and challenges. 19 Apr 2009
• Botulinum toxin type A for rehabilitation after a spinal cord injury: a case report. 30 Mar 2009
• Communicating using the eyes without remembering it: cognitive rehabilitation in a severely brain-injured patient with amnesia, tetraplegia and anarthria. 30 Mar 2009
• Motor impairments and activity limitations in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a Dutch population-based study. 30 Mar 2009
• Upper extremity function in persons with tetraplegia: relationships between strength, capacity, and the spinal cord independence measure. 2 Mar 2009
• The influence of verbal training and visual feedback on manual wheelchair propulsion. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Quadriplegia'

Definition: Severe or complete loss of motor function in all four limbs which may result from BRAIN DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; or rarely MUSCULAR DISEASES. The locked-in syndrome is characterized by quadriplegia in combination with cranial muscle paralysis. Consciousness is spared and the only retained voluntary motor activity may be limited eye movements. This condition is usually caused by a lesion in the upper BRAIN STEM which injures the descending cortico-spinal and cortico-bulbar tracts.

Descriptor UI: D011782

Alternative terms: Quadriplegia; Quadriplegias; Tetraplegia; Tetraplegias; Spastic Quadriplegia; Quadriplegia, Spastic; Quadriplegias, Spastic; Spastic Quadriplegias; Spastic Tetraplegia; Spastic Tetraplegias; Tetraplegia, Spastic; Tetraplegias, Spastic; Paralysis, Spinal, Quadriplegic; Quadriparesis; Quadripareses; Flaccid Quadriplegia; Flaccid Quadriplegias; Quadriplegia, Flaccid; Quadriplegias, Flaccid; Flaccid Tetraplegia; Flaccid Tetraplegias; Tetraplegia, Flaccid; Tetraplegias, Flaccid; Locked-In Syndrome; Locked In Syndrome; Locked-In Syndromes; Syndrome, Locked-In; Syndromes, Locked-In;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.622.760; C23.888.592.636.786;

History Note: 1967(1964)