Stroke and Other Cerebrovascular Disorders Part One: Disease/Disorder and Essentials of Assessment

[…] 2012;32(4):411-420. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1331812 Ottenbacher KJ, Karmarkar A, Graham JE, et al. Thirty-day hospital readmission following discharge from postacute rehabilitation in fee-for- service Medicare patients. JAMA. 2014;311(6):604-614. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.8 The Facts About High Blood Pressure. www.heart.org. Accessed October 22, 2023. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/the-facts-about-high-blood-pressure Boehme AK, Esenwa […]

Thoracic Radiculopathy/Myelopathy

[…] of motor evoked potentials-A review of 116 casesK. J. Nagle, R. G. Emerson, D. C. Adams, E. J. Heyer, D. P. Roye, F. J. Schwab, M. Weidenbaum, P. McCormick, J. Pile-Spellman, B. M. Stein, J. P. Farcy, E. J. Gallo, K. C. Dowling, C. A. TurnerNeurology Oct 1996, 47 (4) 999-1004; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.4.999 New PW, Dillon L. Neurogenic Bladder and Urodynamic Outcomes in Patients with Spinal Cord Myelopathy. Top Spinal Cord Inj […]

Post-Traumatic Syringomyelia

Disease/ Disorder Definition Syringomyelia is the development of a longitudinal fluid-filled cyst, also referred to as a syrinx, within the grey matter of the spinal cord. The syrinx can expand rostrally or caudally and cause progressive weakness, stiffness, or chronic

Autonomically Mediated Pain-Autonomic Pain Syndromes

Disease/ Disorder Definition Autonomically mediated pain (AMP) is a component of neuropathic pain controlled by the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system. Sympathetically mediated pain (SMP) is identified clinically as pain that does not follow a specific dermatomal distribution

Neuromuscular Junction Physiology

Overview and Description The neuromuscular junction acts as an intermediary between the peripheral nervous system and muscle tissue. The small current transmitted by motor axons is transferred into a chemical signal that then triggers a propagating action potential in the

Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy (HMSN)

[…] Schwann Cell and the Pathogenesis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. Adv Exp Med Biol 2019; 1190:301. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of HealthSeptember 2020, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/charcot-marie-tooth-disease/#frequency Fridman V, Bundy B, Reilly MM, et al. CMT subtypes and disease […]

Ataxia Telangiectasia

[…] systematic review. PLoS One. 2022 Mar 15;17(3):e0264177. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264177. PMID: 35290391; PMCID: PMC9049793. Sharon A McGrath-Morrow, Cynthia C Rothblum-Oviatt, Jennifer Wright, Haley Schlechter, Maureen A Lefton-Greif, Valerie A Natale, Thomas O Crawford & Howard M Lederman (2022) Multidisciplinary Management of Ataxia Telangiectasia: Current Perspectives, Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 14:, 1637-1644, DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S295486 Vinck A, Verhagen MM, Gerven Mv, et al. Cognitive and […]

Incorporation of Prevention and Risk Factor Modification in Rehabilitation

Overview and Description Common complications in an inpatient rehabilitation setting include deep vein thrombosis (DVT), falls, polypharmacy, and pressure ulcers. Incorporation of prevention and risk factor modification in the inpatient rehabilitation setting to at-risk patients is essential to the practice

Pes Cavus

Disease/ Disorder Definition Pes cavus is an orthopedic foot deformity seen in children and adults. It is commonly characterized by its elevated longitudinal medial plantar arch and is also known as “claw foot, hollow foot, or cavovarus foot”.1,2 Variations of

Olecranon Bursitis

Disease/Disorder Definition The olecranon bursa is a thin fluid-filled synovial sac that lies superficial to the olecranon process and acts to reduce friction between the cutaneous and osseous surfaces during elbow motion.1,2 Olecranon bursitis refers to inflammation of the olecranon