TY - JOUR
T1 - Rehabilitation Needs of the Elder with Traumatic Brain Injury
AU - Mas, Manuel F.
AU - Mathews, Amy
AU - Gilbert-Baffoe, Ekua
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - The incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults is increasing. As the expected life expectancy increases, there is a heightened need for comprehensive rehabilitation for this population. Elderly patients with TBI benefit from rehabilitation interventions at all stages of injury and can achieve functional gains during acute inpatient rehabilitation. Clinicians should be vigilant of unique characteristics of this population during inpatient rehabilitation, including vulnerability to polypharmacy, posttraumatic hydrocephalus, neuropsychiatric sequelae, sleep disturbances, and sensory deficits. Long-term care should include fall prevention, assessment of cognitive deficits, aerobic activity, community reintegration, and caretaker support. Life expectancy is reduced after TBI.
AB - The incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults is increasing. As the expected life expectancy increases, there is a heightened need for comprehensive rehabilitation for this population. Elderly patients with TBI benefit from rehabilitation interventions at all stages of injury and can achieve functional gains during acute inpatient rehabilitation. Clinicians should be vigilant of unique characteristics of this population during inpatient rehabilitation, including vulnerability to polypharmacy, posttraumatic hydrocephalus, neuropsychiatric sequelae, sleep disturbances, and sensory deficits. Long-term care should include fall prevention, assessment of cognitive deficits, aerobic activity, community reintegration, and caretaker support. Life expectancy is reduced after TBI.
KW - Cognitive rehabilitation
KW - Elderly
KW - Preventive medicine
KW - Traumatic brain injury
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmr.2017.06.014
DO - 10.1016/j.pmr.2017.06.014
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29031347
AN - SCOPUS:85032866307
SN - 1047-9651
VL - 28
SP - 829
EP - 842
JO - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
JF - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -