Fourteen-year change in activities of daily living of a quadriplegic, ventilator-managed patient injured by high cervical spinal cord injury during infancy: a case report

Fourteen-year change in activities of daily living of a quadriplegic, ventilator-managed patient injured by high cervical spinal cord injury during infancy: a case report

Abstract Background Rehabilitation of patients with high cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) to improve activities of daily living (ADL) is challenging due to severe paralysis. In addition, pediatric patients with CSCI are rare, and literature describing ADL changes as the patient grows are limited....

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Main Authors: Yoshinori Yasuoka, Yukihide Nishimura, Tokio Kinoshita, Yumi Koike, Yasunori Umemoto, Fumihiro Tajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
ADL
Disability
Child
Quality of Life
Functional Independence Measure
Electric Wheelchair
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03573-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03573-y

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