Combined Use of Guanfacine and -Acetylcysteine for the Treatment of Cognitive Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant contributor to disability across the world. TBIs vary in severity, and most cases are designated mild TBI (mTBI), involving only brief loss of consciousness and no intracranial findings on imaging. Despite this categorization, many persons continue to report persistent cognitive changes in the months to years after injury, with particular impairment in the cognitive and executive functions of the pre-frontal cortex.

Randomized Trial of a Peer-Led, Telephone-Based Empowerment Intervention for Persons With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Improves Health Self-Management.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of "My Care My Call" (MCMC), a peer-led, telephone-based health self-management intervention in adults with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: Single-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Setting: General community.

Developing Artificial Neural Network Models to Predict Functioning One Year After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.

Objective: To develop mathematical models for predicting level of independence with specific functional outcomes 1 year after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation for spinal cord injury.

Design: Statistical analyses using artificial neural networks and logistic regression.

Setting: Retrospective analysis of data from the national, multicenter Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) Database.

Empowering Adults With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury to Prevent Secondary Conditions.

Objective: To develop and assess the feasibility of My Care My Call, an innovative peer-led, community-based telephone intervention for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) using peer health coaches.

Design: Qualitative pilot study.

Setting: General community.