Severe Pain in Veteran Students.

Background: Severe pain is prevalent in military veterans. Veteran students face significant challenges in attaining academic success. Understanding the impact of pain on learning of veteran students is very important to better advocate for veteran students and promote social responsibility and cultural competence.

An exploration of trunk reposition error in subjects with acute stroke: An observational design.

Background & Objective: Trunk reposition error (TRE) is a component of trunk control, yet has not been reported in acute stroke. The purpose of this study was to quantify TRE in acute stroke and report this with related rehabilitation outcomes.

Methods: Sixty subjects, 30 with acute stroke and 30 healthy controls, completed this study.

Cognitive and physical performance in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease.

The purpose of this study was to determine if patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and occlusion demonstrate deficits in cognitive and physical performance. The relationship between cognitive measures and performance of instrumental activities of daily living was examined. Seventy-nine patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis of moderate and severe degrees or occlusion were tested.

Implementation of the comprehensive assessment toolbox for stroke in a medical system.

The need for outcome assessment in stroke management is a critical part of specialized stroke unit development. The Comprehensive Assessment Toolbox for Stroke was developed for this reason. This study describes the implementation of the Toolbox across a medical system as part of a stroke center of excellence.

Use of the physical performance test to assess preclinical disability in subjects with asymptomatic carotid artery disease.

Background And Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether subjects with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and occlusion demonstrate deficits in physical performance compared with a comparison group. These deficits may indicate that a person is demonstrating preclinical disability.

Subjects: Seventy-one subjects with no known disease and 39 subjects with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis of moderate and severe degrees or with occlusion were included.