Year: 1989
Type: dissertation
Abstract: f f c t f u t u r academic c a p a b i l i t i s (McGuire and Rothenberg , 1986). A p a t i n t may p l a t a u a t any s t a g . These s t a g s should no t be confused with t h l n g th of t im f o l lo w in g t h i n j u r y . Some p a t i n t s reach a p l a t a u a t t h Middle S tage of r c o v ry and do n o t move beyond t h i s lev l of f u n c t i o n i n g . One must be c a r f u l a l s o not t o i n f r c o g n i t i v impairments from se v re motor involvements o r i n t a c t c o g n i t i v a b i l i t i s from normal t a l k i n g and walking ( Y l v i s a k r , 1985). Measures of c o g n i t i v f u n c t i o n in g l v l s a r a l s o commonly used t o c a t g o r i z t h b h a v io r s t h p a t i n t d i s p l a y s upon emergence from coma (Hagen, 1981) . P r o f s s i o n a l s u t i l i z th L eve ls of C o g n i t iv F u n c t io n in g s c a l t o a l low f o r sy s te m a t i c d s c r i p t i o n and c a t g o r i z a t i o n of t h p a t i n t s ' l eve l of c o g n i t i o n / l a n g u a g a c r o s s t im e (Hagen, 1981). I n i t i a l l y , p a t i n t s x h i b i t g r a t v a r i a t i o n in how q u i c k l y they proceed th rough th l v l s . Team members o b se rv and a s s s s t h t y p , n a tu r and q u a l i t y of t h p a t i n t ' s b h a v io ra l r s p o n s s t o h lp s t i m a t th leve l t h p a t i n t i s f u n c t i o n i n g in t h h i r a r c h y of c o g n i t i v p r o c s s s (Hagen, 1981) . Use of t h L ev ls of C o g n i t iv F u nc t io n in g s c a l d u r in g a s s s s m n t s f a c i l i t a t s t h development
Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast
Author: Grazia G. Bersan
Institution: University of Montana
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
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