Team-based rehabilitation after mild traumatic brain injury - description of the clinical pathway.

Purpose: Describe clinical practice, inter-disciplinary clinical pathway and core principles of care within a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) rehabilitation team.

Methods: An observational study examined inter-disciplinary practice, nested within an observational trial investigating team-based mTBI rehabilitation. Data were collected to describe clinical service over 12 months.

Are patient educational resources effective at deterring stroke survivors from considering experimental stem cell treatments? A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate whether online resources developed to educate people about the risks associated with experimental stem cell (SC) treatments influence stroke survivors' attitudes about the safety and effectiveness of these treatments.

Methods: Adult stroke survivors who had not previously received SC treatments (N = 112) were recruited from international stroke advocacy/support groups for a prospective, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Participants indicated whether they were considering SC treatments (yes/no) prior to, immediately following, and 30-days after reading/viewing the International Society for Stem Cell Research booklet or Stem Cell Network video.

Preliminary Screening Recommendations for Patients at Risk of Depression and/or Anxiety more than 1 year Poststroke.

Goal: Depression and anxiety are important complications of stroke but are underdiagnosed in community settings. The current study identified which patients were at increased risk of developing either disorder more than1 year poststroke to assist in targeted screening.

Methods: Crosssectional survey of 147 adults who had a stroke more than 1 year ago were recruited from stroke advocacy/support groups and an outpatient register.

Stroke survivor attitudes toward, and motivations for, considering experimental stem cell treatments.

Interest in stem cell treatments is increasing among some patient groups, but it is unclear whether this holds true for stroke survivors. This study examined stroke survivor attitudes toward stem cell treatments and identified a number of variables that may increase the likelihood that patients will consider these treatments. Adult stroke survivors ( = 183) were recruited (stroke advocacy/support groups, outpatient register) for a cross-sectional study.

Aerial application of copper for dothistroma control in New Zealand's planted forests-effect on stream environments.

Limited information is available on the risk to aquatic environments from the aerial application of copper fungicides to treat dothistroma needle blight in managed forests. Cuprous oxide was aerially applied to three catchments of Pinus radiata of varying age classes in the central North Island of New Zealand. Copper was monitored in stream water and sediments prior to and for 1 month after application.