Spatial Neglect Hinders Success of Inpatient Rehabilitation in Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Study.

Background Current knowledge about spatial neglect and its impact on rehabilitation mostly originates from stroke studies. Objective To examine the impact of spatial neglect on rehabilitation outcome in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods The retrospective study included 156 consecutive patients with TBI (73 women; median age = 69.

Vital capacity in spinal muscular atrophy.

Objective: This work describes and correlates plateau/maximum observed vital capacity (VC) with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) severity and prognosis for autonomous breathing.

Design: SMA severity was correlated with VC, onset, paradoxical breathing, age at definitive dependence on continuous mechanical ventilation (DDCV), and age at first respiratory hospitalization and gastrostomy.

Results: Ten severe SMA 1A patients with DDCV before 6 mos of age had maximum observed and plateau VC of 100 ml or less, with plateaus for six at 10.