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Garrard, P., Farnham, C., Thompson, A. J. and Playford, E. Diane (2004) Rehabilitation of the cancer patient : experience in a neurological unit. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 18 (2). pp. 76-79. doi:doi: 10.1177/0888439004266306 ISSN 1545-9683.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888439004266306
Abstract
We performed a retrospective review of all patients admitted to a neurological rehabilitation unit over a 5-year period to identify the benefits and problems associated with inpatient rehabilitation of patients with a life-limiting illness. Twenty-one patients (14 men; mean age 54 years) with primary or nonprimary neurological malignancy resulting in disability were studied. For each patient the following data was extracted: gender, age, diagnosis, source of referral, mechanism of disability, prognosis at time of referral, length of inpatient stay, disability on admission and discharge, and the place of discharge. All patients made functional gains, and all but 2 were discharged home. One patient died and 4 required readmission to an acute unit because of worsening discomfort or debility within a month of discharge. Patients with life-limiting illness resulting in neurological disability can benefit from inpatient rehabilitation. Optimal management of such patients demands careful liaison with palliative care teams.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | ||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 1545-9683 | ||||
| Official Date: | June 2004 | ||||
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| Volume: | 18 | ||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 76-79 | ||||
| DOI: | doi: 10.1177/0888439004266306 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Imported via OAI, 7:29:02 21st Jun 2007 | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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