Responses to stimuli in the 'snoezelen' room in unresponsive wakefulness or in minimally responsive state.

Background: Sensory stimulation in Snoezelen room increased responsiveness after brain injury and dementia.

Objective: To explore the physiological and clinical effects of Snoezelen stimulation in persons with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome or minimally conscious state (UWS or MCS).

Design: A comparative prospective observational cohort study.

Sensorimotor performance after high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation over the primary somatosensory or motor cortices in men versus women.

The primary somatosensory (S1) cortex is a central structure in motor performance. However, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) research aimed at improving motor performance usually targets the primary motor cortex (M1). Recently, sex was found to mediate tDCS response.

Pfizer/BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as a potential trigger for the development of narcolepsy: a case report.

Unlabelled: Narcolepsy is a rare condition in Israel. Currently, the incidence of narcolepsy following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Israel is unknown. We are reporting a case report of a 51-year-old woman of Ashkenazi Jewish descent who was evaluated for complaints of excessive daytime sleepiness and relative functional decline that immediately followed receipt of the Pfizer/BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

Shared and distinct voxel-based lesion-symptom mappings for spasticity and impaired movement in the hemiparetic upper limb.

Hemiparesis and spasticity are common co-occurring manifestations of hemispheric stroke. The relationship between impaired precision and force in voluntary movement (hemiparesis) and the increment in muscle tone that stems from dysregulated activity of the stretch reflex (spasticity) is far from clear. Here we aimed to elucidate whether variation in lesion topography affects hemiparesis and spasticity in a similar or dis-similar manner.

Impaired empathic accuracy following damage to the left hemisphere.

Failing to understand others accurately can be extremely costly. Unfortunately, events such as strokes can lead to a decline in emotional understanding. Such impairments have been documented in stroke patients and are widely hypothesized to be related to right-hemisphere lesions, as well as to the amygdala, and are thought to be driven in part by attentional biases, for example, less fixation on the eyes.

Satisfaction scores can be used to assess the quality of care and service in spinal rehabilitation.

Study Design: Cohort comparative study.

Objective: Evaluate the suitability of satisfaction scores for the assessment of quality of care and service in spinal rehabilitation.

Setting: Spinal rehabilitation department.

Conceptual changes needed to improve outcomes in rehabilitation medicine: A clinical commentary.

Rehabilitation medicine has expanded the horizon of all medicine and brought about new human achievements. To facilitate continued advances in achievement, several changes are suggested in customary rehabilitation strategic goals, concepts, and practices. The main rehabilitation goals should focus on prolonged survival, contrary to the opinions of most authors on rehabilitation, and on achievement of maximum ability realization, rather than of independence or any given (including previous) level of functioning.

Verbal tagging can impair memory of object location: Evidence from aphasia.

The impact of damage to different regions and functional systems of the brain on visual working memory is far from understood. Here we examined how impaired object naming due to brain damage affects object identity and location information in working memory. Ten first-event stroke patients with aphasia performed a "delayed estimation" task that examines memory of object location separately from memory of object identity, using a continuous reporting scale.

Reliability Validity and Responsiveness of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure 4th Version in a Multicultural Setup.

Objective: To examine the fourth version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure for reliability and validity.

Design: Partly blinded comparison with the criterion standard Spinal Cord Independence Measure III, and between examiners and examinations.

Setting: A multicultural cohort from 19 spinal cord injury units in 11 countries.

Sex-Specific Long-Term Height and Body Mass Index Trajectories of Children Diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Treated with Stimulants.

Objectives: To evaluate the sex-specific effects of stimulants in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on body mass index (BMI) z and height z trajectories.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study using the database of Israel Clalit Health Services was performed. Participants included 5- to 18-year-old insured patients with documentation of at least 2 consecutive prescriptions of stimulant drugs for ADHD.

Association between sensory modulation and sleep difficulties in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Background: Sleep difficulties have been reported in up to 85% of children with Attention Deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children with ADHD exhibit commonly sensory modulation difficulties (SMD) and experience more significant functional difficulties. Sleep difficulties have also been associated with SMD.

Unilateral Spatial Neglect without Hemiplegia: The Output-Mode Effect Revisited.

Background: The occurrence of unilateral spatial neglect (USN) in non-hemiplegic right-hemisphere damaged patients is rare. Earlier studies of such patients revealed a significant advantage when typical neglect tests were performed by the patient's left hand as compared to the dominant right hand. The mechanism underlying this "output-mode effect" remains elusive.

Stroke Lesion Impact on Lower Limb Function.

The impact of stroke on motor functioning is analyzed at different levels. 'Impairment' denotes the loss of basic characteristics of voluntary movement. 'Activity limitation' denotes the loss of normal capacity for independent execution of daily activities.

Pragmatic Profiles of Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Onset of Speech.

Using speech to communicate pragmatic functions is challenging among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Given the role language plays in developing everyday skills, we traced the unique pragmatic profile of early words, seeking comparison to typically developing (TD) toddlers at similar lexical stages. Twenty-four mother-toddler dyads participated (9 ASD and 15 TD).