Vocational outcome indicators in atypically recovering mild TBI: a post-intervention study.

Beyond issues of MTBI etiology, a key question remains the characterization and early identification of those individuals at risk of poor functional outcome. Using a retrospective analysis, the current study aimed at identifying the specific indicators related to return to work in adults with both symptomatic MTBI and functional impacts, having completed a specialized intervention program. In terms of outcome, 59.

Characterization of visuoconstructional disabilities in patients with probable dementia of Alzheimer's type.

The goal of this study was to systematically examine alterations underlying the graphical copying performance of Alzheimer's patients at different stages of cognitive decline, in light of a theoretical framework of visuoconstructional processing (Guérin, Ska, & Belleville, 1999). Eight patients with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease were studied. A group of 24 elderly subjects, of similar age to the patient group and slightly higher education, served as controls.