Physical and Psychological Rehabilitation of Patients with Intracranial Glioma.

Patients with brain tumor frequently experience a combination of physical, cognitive, and communication deficits. These may cause severe psycho-emotional stress altering biological and mental conditions and complicating the course of the primary disease, and thus necessiate physical and psychological rehabilitation. While existing data on the effectiveness of such treatment in patients with intracranial glioma are limited and inconsistent, it is possible to suggest that systematic and multidisciplinary rehabilitation plays a very important therapeutic role and leads to improvements in functional independence, mental and emotional state, and quality of life.

The effect of multiple sclerosis and gender on central and peripheral fatigue during 2-min MVC.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of secondary progressive MS disease on central and peripheral fatigue in women and men during continuous 2-min maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) of the quadriceps muscle.

Methods: We studied age-matched (40-50-years of age) healthy individuals (men, n=9; women, n=10) and MS patients (men, n=9; women, n=9). The inclusion criteria for MS patients were a Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Score <4 and a Fatigue Severity Scale Score >5.