PHYT 617 PATIENT MANAGEMENT II 

                           Neurorehabilitation following Traumatic Brain Injury

 
Section Pre-requisites and Requirements Section Description Texts & Resources
Grading Calendar General Course information
James C. (Cole) Galloway, Ph.D., PT
Dept. of Physical Therapy
Office: 320 McKinly Lab
Voice mail: 302-831-3697
E-mail: jacgallo@udel.edu		 Fall 2001  
Time:  Tuesday Thursday 8-11
Place:  Rm 333, McKinly Lab
Section Pre-requisites and Requirements
Section Pre-requisites                
  Please review the following areas as needed:
   3D brain anatomy
   3D skeletal anatomy of skull and upper cervical vertebrae
   Cellular and systems neurophysiology
   Major theories of how nervous system plans and executes movement
   Basic evaluation components (MMT, sensory testing, ROM etc.)
   Psychosocial aspects of disability
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Section Description
  This section of Patient Management II addresses the major aspects of the physical therapy evaluation and treatment planning for inpatient rehabilitation of individuals following traumatic brain injury including the stages of brain injury recovery, evaluation and treatment of physical deficits within the current level of cognitive deficit. .  Although mild brain injury can significantly affect a persons daily function, this section will focus on the principles of evaluation and treatment of individuals with moderate to severe motor impairment (Rancho levels IV-VIII, Glascow Coma scale <12).
A range of patient management, from ICU to outpatient care is addressed.

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Texts & Resources
 
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Grading
This section is worth 20% of overall grade:        10% Written Exam      5% Oral Examination      2.5% Program Plan essay       2.5% Class participation
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SPINAL CORD INJURY READINGS

Efficacy of three measures to relieve pressure in seated persons with spinal cord injury
Pressure ulcers in SCI
Cough threshold in people with spinal cord injuries
Predictors of dysphagia after spinal cord injury
Lumbar support thickness:  Effect on seated buttock pressure in individuals with and without spinal cord injury
Partial body weight support with treadmill locomotion to improve gait after incomplete spinal cord injury

General course information
Unless otherwise marked class will meet in Rm. 333
Tuesday
Thursday

Nov. 8  7-9pm
Nov. 13  NO CLASS
 Nov. 15                          NO CLASS
Nov. 20  8-11am
Nov. 22                          NO CLASS THANKSGIVING
Nov. 27  8-11am and 7-9pm
 Nov. 29  8-11am, and 7-9pm, Program Plan  Essay Due Today by 5pm
Dec. 4  CASE STUDIES, 8-11am , Rm 337
 Dec. 6  TBI Written and Oral Exam

TBI LINKS 
Brian's Brain (TBI survivor)
Brain Injury Ring
The Perspectives Network, Inc.(for survivors and families)
The Traumatic Brain Injury Project (Kansas State Dept. of Education)
Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Directory (TBIRD)
National Resource Center:  Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems
headinjury.com (information by survivors for survivors
Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide
Waiting.com (support group for those with someone in a coma)
Brain Injury Association, Inc.org
Links for Anoxia and Coma
Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide
Brain Injury (Univ of Wisconsin, quick overview with definitions)
Whole Brain Atlas (Harvard)
Virtual Human, Virtual Brain Atlas
NIH Consensus Statement: TBI Rehabilitation
University of Iowa
CNS pathology (Dept Pathology, Univ. of Utah)
    From Gun Tutorial (Dept. Pathology, Univ. of Utah)
Visible Human Anatomy (pictures, movie)
Pseudoscience, Paranormal:  A skeptical perspective
National Library of Medicine bibliography:  TBI (extensive bibilography)

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