Denyse A. Kersel

Cognitive Assessment in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Denyse A. Kersel, Calum Nicholson, Tanya Badal, S. M. Ruben et autres

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A Physical and Psychological Approach to Managing Fatigue in Myasthenia Gravis: A Pilot Study

Maria Elena Farrugia, Marina Di Marco, Denyse A. Kersel, Caroline Carmichael

BackgroundFatigue in myasthenia gravis (MG) is common and difficult to manage. Unlike myasthenic weakness it is not amenable to drug therapies.ObjectiveOur primary aim was to investigate whether a combination of physical and psychological therapy would help address symptoms of fatigue in MG …

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Text messages reduce memory failures in adults with brain injury: A single-case experimental design

Gabriela Cruz, Susan Petrie, Nicola Goudie, Denyse A. Kersel et autres

Introduction This study evaluated the efficacy of a low-cost reminder system to support prospective memory after traumatic brain injury and identified factors that contributed to the outcome. Method Two single-case experimental designs with multiple baselines across activities are described. Participants presented moderate-to-severe …

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Positive PsychoTherapy in ABI Rehab (PoPsTAR): A pilot randomised controlled trial

Breda Cullen, Jaycee Pownall, Joanne Cummings, Satu Baylan et autres

Psychological distress is common following acquired brain injury (ABI), but the evidence base for psychotherapeutic interventions is small and equivocal. Positive psychotherapy aims to foster well-being by increasing experiences of pleasure, engagement and meaning. In this pilot trial, we investigated the feasibility …

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The sensitivity of a virtual reality task to planning and prospective memory impairments: Group differences and the efficacy of periodic alerts on performance

Siobhan Sweeney, Denyse A. Kersel, Robin G. Morris, Tom Manly et autres

Executive functions have been argued to be the most vulnerable to brain injury. In providing an analogue of everyday situations amenable to control and management virtual reality (VR) may offer better insights into planning deficits consequent upon brain injury. Here 17 participants …

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Frequency of behavioural problems at one year following traumatic brain injury: Correspondence between patient and caregiver reports

Nigel V. Marsh, Denyse A. Kersel

A group of 62 adults with significant (i.e., ventilation required for > 24 hours) traumatic brain injury (TBI) were assessed approximately one year following their injury. The people with TBI and their primary caregivers completed the patient and relative/friend versions respectively, of …

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Rehabilitation of executive dysfunction following brain injury: “Content-free” cueing improves everyday prospective memory performance

Jessica E. Fish, Jonathan J. Evans, Morag Nimmo, Emma J. Martin et autres

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Frequency of behavioural problems at one year following traumatic brain injury: Correspondence between patient and caregriver reports

Nigel Vincent Marsh, Denyse A. Kersel

A group of 62 adults with significant (i.e., ventilation required for > 24 hours) traumatic brain injury (TBI) were assessed approximately one year following their injury. The people with TBI and their primary caregivers completed the patient and relative/friend versions respectively, of …

Caregiver Burden During the Year Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Nigel V. Marsh, Denyse A. Kersel, Jack H. Havill, James Wallace Sleigh

Fifty-two primary caregivers of people with a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) were assessed at 6-months and 1-year postinjury. Caregiver appraisal of the person with TBI's physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioural, and social functioning was assessed. Caregiver psychosocial functioning and levels of subjective …

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Psychosocial functioning during the year following severe traumatic brain injury

Denyse A. Kersel, Nigel V. Marsh, Jack H. Havill, James Wallace Sleigh

The psychosocial functioning of a group of 65 adults with severe traumatic brain injury was assessed at 6 months and 1 year post-injury. Aspects of emotional, behavioural, and social functioning were investigated. The prevalence of depression remained constant (24%) over time, although …

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Neuropsychological functioning during the year following severe traumatic brain injury

Denyse A. Kersel, Nigel V. Marsh, Jack H. Havill, James Wallace Sleigh

The neuropsychological functioning of a group of 65 adults with severe traumatic brain injury was assessed at 6 months and 1 year post-injury. The cognitive domains assessed were pre-morbid intellectual level, current level of general intellectual functioning, simple and complex attention, verbal …

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Observer Error and Prediction of Outcome - Grading of Head Injury based on Computerised Tomography

Jack H. Havill, JAMIE W. SLEIGH, G. Michael Davis, B.J. Chatterton et autres

OBJECTIVE: To measure inter-observer error of a recently reported computerised tomography scoring system and to assess the ability of the scoring system to predict outcome in head injury patients. METHODS: Two radiologists independently graded all CT scans performed during the admission of …

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