Barthel scale

This report is done as an assignment for the practicum field experiences that need to be completed as part of coursework for Cognitive Assessment and Intervention, which is part of the School Psychology Graduate Professional Diploma Program. Background: Rachel is a nine years one-month-old Hispanic female, who voluntarily and with the written consent of her parents agreed to be evaluated by a school psychology candidate enrolled in Cognitive Assessment and Intervention course at New Jersey City…

appear to be a cause for concern for Mr. Moreno’s learning or memory abilities at this time. Mr. Moreno was administered the WTAR. Mr. Moreno’s cognitive outcomes were stable and average in performance. The estimate of Mr. Moreno’s premorbid Full-Scale IQ was 84 plus or minus 15 points or likely falling in the Low Average Range in the 14-percentile range. Mr. Moreno’s scores on the Personality Assessment Screener (PAS) suggest a marked risk for clinical problems in areas…

Balance Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease Using Virtual Reality Evidence-based practice includes the integration of patient values and focuses on the most appropriate course of action through clinical expertise and best available research. In order to produce the best research a clinician must form an adequate question and search strategy, critique the research found, critically interpret the findings, and apply them to each patient scenario. For instance, a clinical scenario could be, “Gerald…

hemispheres became almost identical, representing a return of the balance of excitability between the 2 hemispheres toward a normal condition33. Effects on real world situations ; post constraint induced movement therapy: Results on modified barthel index shows that participants do significantly improve their quality and skill of movement as the result of constraint induced movement therapy both in massed practice and distributed practice group, distributed practice has shown a better…

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease caused by a pathological expansion of CAG trinucleotide repeat located in exon 3 of the ATXN7 gene (). The abnormal expansion results in the incorporation of a segment of polyglutamines into the mutant protein, which induces loss of neurons within the cerebellum, retina, and brainstem. This neuronal death leads to diverse clinical manifestations, which include progressive gait ataxia, pigmental macular…

INTRODUCTION Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a form of dementia that affects the brain and is most common in older age adults. People with AD most commonly experience symptoms such as an inability to complete activities of daily living (ADL’s) independently while also exhibiting signs of mental decline, most likely due to loss in brain mass associated with the progression of AD (Vreugdenhil, Cannell, Davies, & Razay, 2011). As prevalence of AD increases along with the cost of healthcare, new…

between both groups. Primary outcome was comparing the % of improvement of NIHSS score of ≥ 7 points at week 12. Secondary outcomes included % of patients returning to prestroke BI, improvement by 1 or 2 points on Clinician’s Global Impressions (CGI) scale, MRs and Global test. The primary outcome NIHSS ≥ 7 improvement in citicoline vs placebo was found to be non-significant (52% vs 51%, respectively.) All secondary outcomes were found to be non-significant when comparing the treatment effect…

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of many neurological conditions that exist and is prevalent in about 7 people per 100,000 (Lundy-Ekman, 2013, p. 245). It is more commonly seen areas of a predominantly white population, such as Europe, North America, as well as Australia, due to a higher frequency of certain alleles that are repeated in these populations (Walker, 2007, p. 221). This disease is classified as a neurodegenerative disorder, which is a term that is used to describe CNS…

politically unaware. There are still several discussion items related to this topic including: the next presidential election, virtual online petitions, online money-bombs, forums for debate issues, and recruiting for meetings and protests on a large scale. It is important to see the impact that social media has had on our society thus far, it is amazing to imagine where it will go in the next few…

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study “Believing that you can accomplish what you want to accomplish is one of the most important ingredients in the recipe of success” (Maddux, 2002). Indeed, believing in one’s capability is very important in gaining self-efficacy. Unlike self-esteem, which reflects how a person feel about their worth or value, self-efficacy reflects how a person believes in his own capabilities in performing a specific tasks. According to Albert Bandura (as cited in…