Brief reasons for living inventory: a psychometric investigation.

Background: The present study aimed at validating the German version of the Brief Reasons for Living inventory (BRFL).

Methods: Validity and reliability were established in a community (n = 339) and a clinical sample (n = 272). Convergent and discriminant validity were investigated, and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for the complete BRFL as well as for a 10-item version excluding conditional items on child-related concerns.

Recovery from aphasia after hemicraniectomy for infarction of the speech-dominant hemisphere.

Background And Purpose: The space-occupying effect of cerebral edema limits survival chances of patients with severe ischemic stroke. Besides conventional therapies to reduce intracranial pressure, hemicraniectomy can be considered as a therapeutic option after space-occupying cerebral infarction. There is controversy regarding the use of this method in patients with infarction of the speech-dominant hemisphere.