How to assess visual function in acquired brain injury-Asking is not enough.

Background: Acquired brain injury affects many brain areas and causes a range of dysfunctions including vision-related issues. These issues can have negative impacts on rehabilitation progress and activities of daily life but may easily be overlooked. There is no common recommendation about how to assess visual impairments after ABI.

Vision-related symptoms after acquired brain injury and the association with mental fatigue, anxiety and depression.

Background: Brain injury causes multiple symptoms. Among these, visual disturbances are common; 50-70% of patients experience some change in vision after injury/illness. Other very common and disabling symptoms are fatigue, anxiety and depression.

Ocular Motor Function in Children with Spastic Hemiplegia Evaluated by the Ocular Motor Score.

Purpose: To assess the ocular motor functions in children with spastic hemiplegia by using the Ocular Motor Score (OMS).

Material: This study included 34 children, median age 11 years. The children were divided into 3 groups according to the underlying brain lesion; group 1 malformations, group 2 white matter damage of immaturity (WMDI), and group 3 cortical/subcortical lesions.

Visual dysfunction is underestimated in patients with acquired brain injury.

Objectives: More than 50% of human cerebral activity is related to vision. Visual impairments are therefore common after acquired brain injury, although they are often overlooked. In order to evaluate the prevalence of visual deficits in our Out-patient Brain Injury Program, a structured screening questionnaire, the Visual Interview, was administered.