{"title":"Constraint-induced movement therapy following stroke: a commentary.","authors":"D Lamb, J E Hill, R Santos","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0041","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over 113,000 patients present with stroke each year in the United Kingdom. The societal cost of which is approximately £26 billion annually, with £20.6 billion attributed to ongoing care. Approximately 70% of stroke survivors suffer from impaired arm function, with recovery patterns heavily influenced by initial motor weakness. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) has demonstrated some potential in rehabilitating this dysfunction where finger extension is preserved. CIMT is therefore now recommended in national healthcare guidelines. Systematic reviews of CIMT have varied in their sample groups, focusing on acute, subacute and chronic strokes, with varying CIMT delivery protocols. A recent systematic review was undertaken by Yang et al (2023) with the aim of identifying the efficiency of CIMT in patients with preservation of finger extension and the optimum protocol for delivery. This commentary aims to critically appraise the methods used within the review by Yang et al., (2023) and expand upon the findings in the context of clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"20 6","pages":"257-261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7618531/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145835925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joanna Harrison, Lucy Roebuck Saez, Helen Vernon, James Hill
{"title":"Diagnostic accuracy of bedside screening tools for aspiration risk in acute stroke, a commentary.","authors":"Joanna Harrison, Lucy Roebuck Saez, Helen Vernon, James Hill","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0002","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dysphagia is common after stroke and can lead to serious complications including pneumonia and mortality. Bedside swallow screening tools for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia are available for use by healthcare professionals to quickly assess patients, put in place the necessary interventions and make referral to speech and language therapy. A Cochrane Systematic review aimed to identify the diagnostic accuracy of such tools for use in practice (Boaden et al. 2021). This commentary critically appraises and evaluates the systematic review and expands upon the findings in the context of clinical practice and further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"20 Sup5","pages":"S263-S267"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7616813/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142650120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dietary interventions in autism: a critical appraisal and commentary on the findings of a systematic review.","authors":"S Woods, A Doherty, J Hill","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0035","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2024.0035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An estimated 1% of the global population is believed to be autistic. Clinical focus is often on interventions that target social functioning, sensory processing and communication. Dietary interventions are often explored as a means of targeting these core symptoms. However, research findings are often inconclusive due to small sample sizes. This commentary critically examines a meta-analysis focused on dietary interventions - including omega-3, vitamins, and other supplements - in the treatment of autism. It evaluates the study's findings and contextualizes their implications for neurological nursing practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"20 4","pages":"142-147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7616815/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142650118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparing models of organised inpatient stroke care.","authors":"James E Hill, Clare Thetfor, Josephine Gibson","doi":"10.12968/bjnn.2022.18.Sup2.S3","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjnn.2022.18.Sup2.S3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":519904,"journal":{"name":"British journal of neuroscience nursing","volume":"18 Sup2","pages":"S3-S6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7615948/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140912685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}