Publications by authors named "Marla Petriello"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how functional outcomes for acquired brain injury patients changed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in an inpatient rehabilitation facility.
- A total of 1,330 patient cases were reviewed, revealing statistically significant differences in discharge rates, with more patients going home during the pandemic, but longer hospital stays.
- Overall, despite pandemic-related challenges, the functional outcomes post-rehabilitation for brain injury patients remained comparable across both periods.
Introduction: Osteoporosis is a common secondary complication of spinal cord injury, with fragility fractures typically occurring in the lower body and management often is conservative.
Case Presentation: We present a 52-year-old male with chronic complete tetraplegia who presented to the emergency room with unremitting autonomic dysreflexia (AD). He was admitted for medical management of the AD when a source of the AD could not be identified.