Occupational Therapy

What? 1st Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Symposium
When? Saturday 5th April 2008; 12.00pm to 5.00pm
Where?
National Neuroscience Institute Exhibition Hall (B1)
11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng
Singapore 308433
What will be covered?
1. NPH - What is it all about
2. Imaging in iNPH
3. Guidelines in diagnosis & management of iNPH
4. Issues in rehabilitation & Follow-up
Who should attend?
Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Radiologists, Geriatric Physicians, Rehabilitation [...]

I was googling on stroke management when I came across this informative video presentation on the most common neurological condition worldwide, stroke. The presentation is conducted by M.D. Scott Josephson from UCSF Department of Neurology. It entitles Management IF Stroke 2007: New Advances.

This is a continuation of reflections on Week 5 of my clinical placement in an acute hospital.
For the first time, I saw how external ventricular drainage (EVD) was carried out. No, not the drilling of hole on the skull. However, it just a sight on a client in the drainage process itself by the bedside. What [...]

Specific areas to look out for:

Long term and short term memory
Receptive or expressive aphasia
Hearing loss?
Object perception and recognition

What to look out for:

Strength and AROM of UL and LL (others: neglect, subluxation, tone of muscles, sensation)
Strength of truncal muscles (extensors and flexors) -> static and dynamic sitting balance
If substantis nigra of basal ganglia is affected, we may infer that dopamine level changed too. Hence, we also look out for muscle rigidity, tremor, a [...]