Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Aug 2012
Multicenter StudyVariation in adherence to new quality-of-care indicators for the acute rehabilitation of children with traumatic brain injury.
To determine variations in care provided by 9 inpatient rehabilitation units for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) using newly developed quality indicators. ⋯ The results indicate a tremendous variability and opportunity for improvement in the care of children with TBI.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Aug 2012
Multicenter StudyAffect recognition, empathy, and dysosmia after traumatic brain injury.
To investigate if olfaction is associated with affect recognition and empathy deficits after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Prior research has shown that TBI often leads to loss of smell. We hypothesized a relationship with emotion perception, because the neural substrates of the olfactory system overlap with the ventral circuitry of the orbital frontal cortex, which play a critical role in affective responses, such as empathy. ⋯ This study shows that olfactory deficits may be indicative of affect recognition impairments and reduced empathy. Early knowledge of affect recognition and empathy deficits would be valuable so that treatment could be implemented predischarge.