Roberta Corrêa Macedo

Assistive technology in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: use or non-use? Understanding what happens post-discharge in tetraplegic individuals at a rehabilitation centre in Northeast Brazil

Roberta Corrêa Macedo, Rosiane F. A. Souza, Fernanda Reis, Marília Carvalho Sampaio

INTRODUCTION: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is often an acute event with extreme consequences, resulting in significant restrictions in daily activities and social participation. Assistive technology (AT) plays a crucial role in rehabilitation, yet abandonment of these devices is common despite their potential …

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Sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients attending a post-COVID-19 rehabilitation program: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Valéria Bastos Muniz, Roberta Corrêa Macedo, Ana Karla Mendonça Vasconcelos, Thaís J.P. Sant'Anna et autres

Background: Neurological and musculoskeletal manifestations related to COVID-19 are prevalent and can persist beyond 12 weeks, characterizing the “Long COVID”. This paper aims to describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile reporting the prevalence of cognitive, emotional and motor symptoms of patients seen …

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Validation to Brazilian Portuguese of the coma recovery scale-revised

Ana Paula Silva, Thayse Nayara Freitas do Vale Santanna, Christian Marques Couto, Roberta Corrêa Macedo et autres

Abstract Background To improve the diagnostic accuracy of the state of consciousness of patients with severe brain injury, Giacino et al. introduced the Coma Recovery Scale (CRS) in 1991, which underwent revision in 2004, resulting in the revised CRS scale (CRS-R). Objective …

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PERFIL DE PACIENTES ATENDIDOS PARA REABILITAÇÃO PÓS COVID-19 EM CENTROS DE REABILITAÇÃO DA REDE SARAH

Ana Claudia Paradella, Alfredo Carlos Silva, Roberta Corrêa Macedo, Ana Karla Mendonça Vasconcelos et autres

Manifestações neurológicas relacionadas à COVID-19 são prevalentes e uma parcela dos pacientes acometidos apresentam sintomas que persistem além de 12 semanas, com impacto na qualidade de vida, caracterizando a “COVID longa”. Descrever o perfil sociodemográfico e clínico e relatar a prevalência de …

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COGNITION AND FALLS IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Nariana Mattos Figueiredo Sousa, Roberta Corrêa Macedo, Lorena de Oliveira Vaz, Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki

Cross-sectional associations between cognition and mobility in Parkinson’s disease

Nariana Mattos Figueiredo Sousa, Roberta Corrêa Macedo, Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki

Cross-sectional studies show an association of decline in mental flexibility and inhibitory control with reduced gait speed and falls, as well as divided attention deficit and difficulty in initiating gait. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationships between cognitive function and gait performance in …

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Relationship between cognitive performance and mobility in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A cross-sectional study

Nariana Mattos Figueiredo Sousa, Roberta Corrêa Macedo

Gait disorders may be associated with cognitive impairment, and slow speed predicts cognitive impairment and dementia. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationships between cognitive function and gait performance in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who attended a hospital neurorehabilitation program. METHODS: Descriptive and …

Relationship between cognitive performance and mobility in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A cross-sectional study

Nariana Mattos Figueiredo Sousa, Roberta Corrêa Macedo

ABSTRACT Gait disorders may be associated with cognitive impairment, and slow speed predicts cognitive impairment and dementia. Objective: To investigate the relationships between cognitive function and gait performance in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who attended a hospital neurorehabilitation program. Methods: Descriptive …