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An Interdisciplinary Journal
- ISSN print
- 1053-8135
- ISSN online
- 1878-6448
- Volume
- 46-47; 8 issues
- Status
- Last issue (47:1) online on 14 August 2020
- Next issue
- 47:2 scheduled for October 2020
- Back volumes
- 12-45
- Subject
- Biochemistry, Medicine & Health, Neurosciences, Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology
NeuroRehabilitation, an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, publishes manuscripts focused on scientifically based, practical information relevant to all aspects of neurologic rehabilitation. We publish unsolicited papers detailing original work/research that covers the full life span and range of neurological disabilities including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, neuromuscular disease and other neurological disorders. We also publish thematically organized issues that focus on specific clinical disorders, types of therapy and age groups. Proposals for thematic issues and suggestions for issue editors are welcomed. Readers are encouraged to submit original research which includes experimental investigations or case reports. Reviews of rehabilitation literature will be published as well. Manuscripts are given blind, peer review, and authors are provided with timely, constructive feedback. Publication decisions will be made based on relevance to practice, quality of methodology, and synthesis of findings with existing literature. Additionally, summaries of specially selected Cochrane Systematic Reviews relevant to neurorehabilitation are published in the journal in the Cochrane Corners section.
Nathan D. Zasler, M.D., DABPM&R, FAAPM&R, FACRM, BIM-C, CBIST
Concussion Care Centre of Virginia Ltd. / Tree of Life Services
3721 Westerre Parkway
Suite B, Richmond, VA 23233, USA
Tel.: +1 804 346 1803
Fax: +1 804 346 1956
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Dr. Zasler is CEO & Medical Director, Concussion Care Centre of Virginia, Ltd., as well as, CEO & Medical Director, Tree of Life Services, Inc. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and fellowship trained in brain injury. He is an adjunct Professor, VCU Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Richmond, Virginia and an adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia where he also serves on the UVA Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Institute Professional Advisory Board. Dr. Zasler is also an adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Psychology, Institute for Neurobehavioral Studies, Touro College, New York, NY. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, and a diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management. Dr. Zasler has published and lectured extensively on TBI related neuromedical issues including PTHA and is internationally recognized for his work in brain injury medicine. He has published over 150 peer reviewed articles, 50 book chapters and six books, as well as given over 700 neuromedical and associated talks. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the International Brain Injury Association. He is active in local, national and international organizations dealing with acquired brain injury and neurodisability, serving in numerous consultant and board member roles. He serves on numerous journal editorial boards and is co-editor of two peer reviewed international scientific journals: Brain Injury and NeuroRehabilitation. Dr. Zasler is a busy practicing clinician who is involved with community based neurorehabilitation, chronic pain management and international health care consultation, both clinical and medicolegal.
Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, Ph.D., ABPP, FACRM
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center
West Hospital, Room 3-102, 1200 East Broad Street, VCU P.O. Box 980542 Richmond, VA 23298-0542, USA
Tel.: +1 804 828 9055
Fax: +1 804 828 2378
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Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, PhD, ABPP, FACRM is the Rosa Schwarz Cifu Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. A clinician and clinical researcher, he has more than 25 years of post-doctoral clinical care and brain injury research experience. Much of his research has focused on neurobehavioral outcomes, emotional well-being, vocational outcomes, and family response to TBI. He has more 150 peer-reviewed journal publications, a dozen published books, and more than 400 conference presentations. His most recent publication is the Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology, a 4 volume, 2800 page, major reference work (Springer: New York). He has been elected to fellow status in the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, American Psychological Association, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. A recipient of numerous awards for his work, Dr. Kreutzer was the 2010 winner of the Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Neuropsychology Award from the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
Managing Editor
Melissa Oliver, MS, OTR/L
1201 Broad Rock Blvd
Richmond, VA 23249, USA
Tel.: +1 804 675 5000 ext. 2134
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Melissa Oliver, Managing Editor, is an Occupational Therapist and the Assistive Technology Program Coordinator at McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. She works assisting active duty personnel and veterans with various diagnosis transition back into their life roles. Ms. Oliver received a baccalaureate degree in Psychology and Business Administration from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She spent 5 years of clinical experience in mental health occupational therapy where she developed a wellness program for acute rehabilitation, home evaluation as part of discharge protocol and developed a sensory program for the geriatric populations. She furthered her clinical skills in working with adults with brain injury in community brain injury program before working within the VA Medical Center system. Ms. Oliver has served in a variety of elected positions in Pi Theta Epsilon (PTE), the National Occupational Therapy Honor Society, including Treasurer for 2 1/2 years and currently as President. Ms. Oliver has served as the Managing Editor of NeuroRehabilitation, an Interdisciplinary Journal for the past several years.
Editorial Board
Michael A. Alexander
Nemours Children's Health System
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
Tel.: +1 (302) 651-4993
Fax: +1 (302) 651-4055
Dr. Alexander graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed a combined residency in Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine at Ohio State University. He is boarded in Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and suboarded in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Dr. Alexander is currently Chief of Rehabilitation at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware and past president of Medical Society of Delaware, Past President of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and a Professor of Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Muhammed Al-Jarrah
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)
Irbid, Jordan
Tel.: +962 (0) 2 7201000
Fax: +962 (0) 2 7095123
Dr. Muhammed Al-Jarrah is associate professor of physical therapy. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Dr. Al-Jarrah graduated from The University of Kansas Medical Center, USA in 2006. He is American Board Certified in Physical Therapy. Over the last eight years Dr. Al-Jarrah published more than 45 papers in well recognized journals. His research interests have focused on rehabilitation of Parkinson's disease, stroke, and cerebral palsy. He is currently leading international grants in The Middle East to develop new approaches in the fields of cerebral palsy and stroke rehabilitation.
Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation
Enghelab Ave, Pitch-e-shemiran, Tehran-Iran
Tel.: +98 21 77533939
Fax: +98 21 77727009
Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, PhD, is Professor of Physiotherapy at School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). He is currently involved in teaching on various courses at both the under and post-graduate levels. In 2010 Professor Ansari was awarded the Hakim Jorjani Award of outstanding mentoring and teaching by TUMS. He has also been supervisor at both the MSc and PhD levels. Professor Ansari has been the reviewer for International WCPT Congress, an Editorial Board Member and regular or Ad hoc reviewer for various international journals. He has published more than 70 articles on physiotherapy and rehabilitation medicine in high quality journals. In 2011 Professor Ansari was awarded as the outstanding researcher in 17th Razi Research Festival on Medical Sciences by Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Areas of expertise and special interests are Neurological Rehabilitation, Spasticity, Applied Clinical Research, Electrophysical Agents, and Outcomes Research.
Juan Carlos Arango Lasprilla
University of Deusto, Ikerbasque Research
Avenida de las Universidades 24
48007, Bilbao, Spain
Tel.: +34 94 413 90 00 (ext. 3261)
Dr. Juan Carlos Arango is currently Ikerbasque Research professor at the University of Deusto, in Bilbao, Spain. He has received national and international recognitions for his work in the area of brain injury, cultural issues and rehabilitation. Dr. Arango has published more than 130 articles and book chapters. He is well-known both in the US and abroad in his areas of expertise, and has been a guest editor of six special issues in prominent rehabilitation journals. Dr. Arango enjoys teaching and has lectured at more than 40 different universities across the globe.
Lester Butt
Craig Hospital
3425 S. Clarkson Street
Englewood, CO 80113, USA
Tel.: +1 303-789-8000
Lester Butt, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., is the Director of the Department of Psychology. He received his doctoral training at The George Washington University (M.Phil. 1970 and Ph.D. 1973) in Clinical Psychology through a National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship. Dr. Butt did his internship and post-doctoral fellowship within the HarvardUniversity Medical School system from 1972-1974. He has worked in the field of Rehabilitation Psychology since beginning at CraigHospital in 1977 and has served as the Director of Psychology since 1987. Dr. Butt is a Diplomate of the American Board of Rehabilitation Psychologists, American Board of Professional Psychology, and serves as Vice-President and President-Elect within their Board of Directors. Additionally, he is a three-time Past President of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers (AASCIPSW) and served on its Board of Directors for ten years. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association divisions of Rehabilitation Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Trauma. Dr. Butt has served as a Panel Member for the Consortium of Spinal Cord Medicine, Clinical Practice and Consumer Guidelines for Depression and Individuals with Ventilator Dependency. He is the recipient of the Clinical Performance and Essie Morgan Awards from AASCIPSW. In 2007, he was given the Lifetime Award of Practitioner Excellence by the American Psychological Association's Division of Rehabilitation Psychology.
David X. Cifu
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine
1201 East Marshall Street
Richmond, VA 2398, USA
Tel.: +1 (804) 828-9788
Fax: +1 (804) 828-7628
David Cifu, MD is Chairman and Herman J. Flax, MD Professor of the Department of PM&R at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in Richmond,Virginia and National Director of the PM&R program office for the department of Veterans Affairs. He is also the Chief of PM&R Services of the VCU Health System and Executive Director of the VCU Center for Rehabilitation Sciences and Engineering (VCU-CERSE) – a $16 million/year, interdisciplinary research consortium with 65+ research faculty focused on improving knowledge translation and clinical care for individuals with acute and chronic disability. Dr. Cifu graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine 6-Year Medical Program in 1986 and then completed his Internship and Residency (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) at the Baylor College of Medicine (Houston,Tx) in 1990. He served on faculty at Baylor in the Departments of PM&R and Restorative Neurology until 1991, and joined VCU/Medical College of Virginia. Since 1992, he has been funded on 27 research grants in the field of Neurologic Rehabilitation, and is PI or Co-PI on 5 current research grants, including the NIDRR TBI Model Systems, the NIH TBI Network Sites projects, and three Department of Defense TBI and PTSD projects. In his 20 years as an academic physiatrist, he has delivered over 400 regional, national and international lectures, and published more than 250 articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He is also a Past President of theAmericanAcademy of PM&R. He has recently co-authored the patient and family focused self-help book "Overcoming Post-Deployment Syndrome: A Six-Step Mission to Health".
Carl A. Coelho
University of Connecticut, Communication Sciences Department
Storrs, CT 06269
Tel.: +1 860-486-4900
Carl Coelho, PhD is a speech-language pathologist who has worked clinically and conducted research in the area of acquired brain injury for over 30 years. He has published more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters. Coelho is currently Professor and Head of the Communication Sciences Department at the University of Connecticut. He was also an Associate Investigator on the Vietnam Head Injury Study. He is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and Past President of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences.
Diana Dorstyn
University of Adelaide, School of Psychology
Tel.: +61 8 8313 0649
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Dr Dorstyn is a registered psychologist with over 15 years' experience in the fields of injury rehabilitation, clinical and health psychology. Her research interests focus on the psychological management of physical disability and chronic illness and applications of telecommunication technology in clinical practice. She is a long-term executive member of the Australian Psychological Society's Rehabilitation Psychology Interest Group and an International Affiliate Member of the American Psychological Association's Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology). She currently holds a position as Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Adelaide.
José León-Carrión
University of Seville
Calle San Fernando 4
41004 Sevilla, Spain
Tel.: +34 954 551000
José León-Carrión is professor of Neuropsychology, director of Post-graduate Program in Neuropsychology at the University of Seville, Spain and responsible for the design of the rehabilitation programs at the Center for Brain Injury Rehabilitation (C.RE.CER.), an interdisciplinary center for neurorehabilitation. He is currently vice-chairman of the IBIA executive committee and member of the World Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology and the European Brain Injury Society. He serves as a reviewer and consultant for the U.S. Department of Defense Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Program and world-wide. Special focus of research is minimally conscious state.
Jan Lexell
Lund University, Department of Health Sciences
Paradisgatan 2
SE-22100, Lund, Sweden
Tel.: +46 (0)46 222 0000
Fax: +46 (0)46 222 4720
Jan Lexell MD, PhD is Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Chair in the Department of Health Sciences at Lund University, Lund and Medical Director and Consultant in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. Professor Lexell is board certified (Sweden) in neurology and rehabilitation medicine. Currently he is scientific secretary of the Swedish Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chairman of the Medical Committee in The Swedish Sports Organization for the disabled and Chief Medical Officer for Swedish Paralympic Committee (NPC Sweden), and serves on the Board of Governors in the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA). He also serves on the editorial board of several of the major rehabilitation medicine scientific journals and is currently Senior Editor of PM&R (The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation), the official scientific journal of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R).
John H. Olver
Monash University, Department of Medicine
Richmond, Victoria 3800
Tel.: +61 3 9905 4301
Fax: +61 3 9905 4302
John Olver, MB,BS, M.D.(Melb), FAFRM (RACP),Consultant Physician in Rehabilitation Medicine, is Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Monash University. He is Director of Rehabilitation at Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Australia, where he is also Manager of the Epworth Rehabilitation Acquired Brain Injury Programme. In 2008 he was appointed as Chairman of the Clinical Institute of Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Pain Management at Epworth HealthCare and in 2009 was appointed to the Victor Smorgon Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine, Epworth HealthCare and Monash University. He is Director of the Epworth-Monash Rehabilitation Medicine Research Unit, the medical research arm of Epworth HealthCare Rehabilitation. Professor Olver's main research interest and a focus of publication concerns the outcomes following traumatic brain injury, through an ongoing prospective long term outcome study conducted at Epworth Rehabilitation and now in its 25th year. His doctoral thesis on balance deficits following traumatic brain injury was presented in 2000. He is on the editorial boards of one national and two international medical journals, is past-President of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, a member of theAmericanAcademy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is a member of the President's Cabinet of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. Professor Olver is on the Council of the World Neurological Rehabilitation Federation (WFNR) and Convenor of the 2012 Melbourne WFNR Scientific Conference Committee.
Shahanawaz Syed
JSS College of Physiotherapy
Tel.: +91 0956 1551234
Fax: +91 0861 2353786
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Dr. Shahanawaz Syed is an Associate Professor at the JSS College of Physiotherapy in India. He currently serves as an editorial board member for twenty-five journals and as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. He has presented at the Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation held at Gachon University, October 22, 2016. Dr. Syed has received several awards from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the Rehabilitation Society of Physical Therapists – India. He has published eighteen research articles and written four books. In addition, Dr. Syed assisted with the development of the Doctoral in Physical Therapy curriculum at Texila American University.
Barry S. Willer
Univesity at Buffalo, Department of Psychiatry
G96 Farber Hall
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Tel.: +1 (716) 829-2300
Dr. Willer received his PhD in Psychology from York University (Canada) in 1975. Since this time he has been a Professor of the medical school of the State University of New York at Buffalo. His research interests have focused on psychological and social issues associated with traumatic brain injury. He authored the Community Integration Questionnaire, which is internationally recognized for assessment of participation. Dr. Willer was lead author of the first return to play guidelines after concussion adopted by the International Olympics Association. He currently heads a team of researchers examining emotional regulation following brain injury.
Tiebin Yan
Sun Yat-Sen University, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
No. 135, Xingang Xi Road
Guangzhou, 510275, P.R. China
Tel.: +86-20-84112828
Tiebin YAN, M.D., Ph.D, Professor & Head of the department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Gunagzhou, China.
Main research areas: neurorehabiltation including stroke TBI, SCI periphery nerve injury and musculoskeletal disorders such as neck and should pain, low back pain.
Member, International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
President, Rehabilitation Therapy of Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
Vice-President, Chinese Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
President, Guangdong Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
Associated Chief-in-Editors, Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation
Chief editor in 20 books in Chinese, 1st or correspondence author in over 100 papers in Chinese 11 in English Journals.
Joshua H. You
Yonsei University, Department of Physical Therapy
Bakwoon Kwan RM#233, Yonsei Dae-Kil, Wonju City 220-710
Kangwon-Do, Republic of Korea
Tel.: +82 (0)33-760-2476
Fax: +82 (0)33-760-2496
Dr. Joshua You is a professor at the Department of Physical Therapy, Director of Sports & Fitness Center for Children with Disabilities, Director of Health, Wellness, & Prevention in Movement Impairments Across the Life Span, and Director of Robotics and Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation as well as, Research Director, P&S Mechanics, Inc. He is board certified in Physical Therapy and specialized in Neurorehabilitation, Neuroimaging, and Sports Physical Therapy and Fitness. He has recently been awarded "President's Awards for Research Excellence" at Yonsei University. He has demonstrated a consistent record of publication, with more than 50 publications in internationally peer-reviewed journals, 3 book chapters and 3 books, as well as given over 50 physical therapy presentations and associated talks. His research is published in diverse venues and includes work in neurorehabilitation, neuroimaging, clinical neuro-engineering, robotics, virtual reality, biomechanics, motor control, and sports movement control. Dr. You has been recognized for his expertise at the national/international level, serving in numerous consultant and numerous journal editorial boards including Physical Therapy Korea, Associate Editor of American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, NeuroRehabilitation. He was an Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of the International Academy of Physical Therapy Research (JIAPTR). He serves Ad hoc reviewer for Stroke and Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. He was a member of Virginia Physical Therapy Association (VPTA) and American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Currently, Dr. You involved on innovative clinical neurorehabilitation research on neural substrates and plasticity underpinning novel therapeutic effects of robotic locomotor training system (WALKBOT) in adult stroke and children with cerebral palsy (CP) or robotic horse in children with CP, which has advanced clinical applications beyond the conventional neurorehabilitation techniques.
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Anderson, A. K. (2005). Affective influences on the attentional dynamics supporting awareness. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 154, 258–281.
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Improving the Quality of Research Reporting in NeuroRehabilitation
NeuroRehabilitation has joined a group of journals who recently committed to improve the consistency and quality of manuscripts submitted and published in the field of disability and rehabilitation. We strongly encourage authors to review and comply with the reporting guidelines relevant to their submissions. We are asking reviewers to evaluate submissions on the basis of their conformity to the guidelines. The table below provides information about guidelines for different study types.
|Study Type
|Case reports
|Diagnostic accuracy
|Observational studies
|Randomized controlled trial
|Systematic reviews, meta-analyses
If you will be submitting a manuscript to NeuroRehabilitation, please take the opportunity to review the guidelines and organize your submission accordingly. Over the next six months, we will be revising the authors' instructions and reviewers' criteria to be more consistent with the reporting guidelines. We hope that you share our enthusiasm in seeing implementation as an important opportunity to advance the field.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Stress Overload and Pain Common Among Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
18 Aug 2020 - Amsterdam, NL – Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability. Post-injury distress is common, with many individuals experiencing chronic anxiety and depressive symptoms as well as chronic pain. In this collection of articles in the journal NeuroRehabilitation, experts report on findings that shed light on the relationship between stress and pain following a TBI and implications for rehabilitation....
Neuropsychological and Psychological Methods Are Essential Components of the Neurorehabilitative Process
08 Apr 2020 - Amsterdam, NL – Clinical neuropsychology and psychology have evolved as diagnostic and treatment-oriented disciplines necessary for individuals with neurological, psychiatric, and medical conditions. In this collection of articles in the journal NeuroRehabilitation experts highlight medical advances in neuropsychological and psychological applications in neurorehabilitation....
Addressing Sleep Disorders After Traumatic Brain Injury Should Be a Cornerstone of Treatment, Say Researchers
10 Dec 2018 - Amsterdam NL – Disorders of sleep are some of the most common problems experienced by patients after traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is important to recognize and treat these problems early to allow for optimal cognitive recovery, but because they are so common, the importance of treating them is often underestimated. In this special issue of NeuroRehabilitation, scientists address the interplay of sleep and TBI with the aim of improving both diagnosis and treatment of these problems....
NeuroRehabilitation Begins Publication of Evidence-Based Cochrane Systematic Reviews Summaries
24 Sep 2018 - Amsterdam, NL – IOS Press is pleased to announce a new affiliation between NeuroRehabilitation (NRE) and Cochrane Rehabilitation with the aim of improving evidence-based neurorehabilitation practice. Abstracts from specially selected Cochrane Systematic Reviews relevant to neurorehabilitation will be published in NRE in a new section called Cochrane Corners....
Experts Highlight New Concepts and Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Stroke
13 Aug 2018 - Amsterdam, NL – Stroke remains a leading cause of adult disability, and the global burden of stroke continues to grow with devastating consequences for patients, families, and caregivers. In this special issue of NeuroRehabilitation leading international experts on stroke rehabilitation provide theoretical and practical insights into the steps necessary to push beyond merely compensatory training and onto a level of recovery that is satisfactory for patients....
How Can We Help Children With Brain Injuries Transition Back to School?
15 May 2018 - Global experts on pediatric brain injury report on the significant challenges, key issues, and proposed solutions to support children and youth when they transition to school in this special issue of NeuroRehabilitation...
Neurosexuality Needs to Be Better Addressed in Patients with Neurodisabilities
21 Dec 2017 - Experts reporting in NeuroRehabilitation raise awareness of neurosexuality challenges faced by patients with neurodisabilities, including members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and provide guidance for healthcare providers and caregivers to help improve quality of life...
Landmark Study Identifies the Top 100 Most Cited Neurorehabilitation Journal Papers
03 Nov 2017 - Amsterdam, NL – NeuroRehabilitation, an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal focusing on neurologic rehabilitation, announces the publication of a landmark study that identifies the top 100 most cited neurorehabilitation papers and reveals research trends in the field....
2017 Neuroscience & Neurology brochure available
06 Jun 2017 - IOS Press Neuroscience & Neurology brochure...
Patients with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Twice as Likely to Die from an Unintentional Injury
29 Aug 2016 - Research examining adults with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) who participated in rehabilitation showed that they were twice as likely to die from an unintentional injury that occurred following their TBI. This was in comparison to individuals in rehabilitation of similar age, sex, and race but without TBI. People who have had a moderate to severe TBI may experience changes in cognition and balance, which may put them at greater risk of subsequent unintentional injuries. In the current issue of NeuroRehabilitation, experts focus on the issues and risks associated with unintentional injuries following TBI and strategies to mitigate these risks. ...
Special Issue of NeuroRehabilitation Investigates the Effectiveness of Treatment for Individuals with Brain Injury or Stroke
20 Jul 2016 - In the current issue of NeuroRehabilitation leading researchers explore the effectiveness of several neurorehabilitation treatments for individuals with brain injury or stroke. A number of published articles have covered the issue of efficacy of neurorehabilitation, but only a few have discussed the issue of effectiveness. ...
New Neuroscience & Neurology Brochure Available
01 Apr 2016 - Journals and Books...
Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Benefits Neurorehabilitation Research and Patient Care
25 Feb 2015 - Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has increased significantly over the last decade. The current issue of NeuroRehabilitation features a series of insightful articles that provide examples of how the ICF can be successfully implemented in clinical practice and research related to neurorehabilitation, ultimately benefiting patient care....
New Insights for Coping With Personality Changes in Acquired Brain Injury
02 Jul 2014 - Individuals with brain injury and their families often struggle to accept the associated personality changes. The behavior of individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) is typically associated with problems such as aggression, agitation, non-compliance, and depression. Treatment goals often focus on changing the individual's behavior, frequently using consequence-based procedures or medication. In the current issue of NeuroRehabilitation leading researchers challenge this approach and recommend moving emphasis from dysfunction to competence. ...
The Art and Science of Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy
04 Feb 2014 - There is a growing need for Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (CRT) due to the huge influx of soldiers returning from war zones with brain injuries, athletes with sports-related head injuries, and the growing population with age-related cognitive decline. This special collection of articles in NeuroRehabilitation illustrates the art and science of restoring mental functioning in those who have suffered a debilitating injury or who may otherwise have problems with attention, comprehension, learning, remembering, problem solving, reasoning, and processing....
2014 Neuroscience Neurology Brochure
31 Jan 2014 - Download the 2014 Neuroscience Neurology Brochure here. ...
Traumatic Brain Injury Poses Complex Diagnostic, Management and Treatment Challenges in Older People
07 May 2013 - Each year more than 1.7 million people in the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The incidence of TBI in older adults poses special diagnostic, management and treatment challenges, say experts in a special collection of papers on TBI in the elderly in NeuroRehabilitation: An Interdisciplinary Journal....
Sexuality, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Rehabilitation
08 Apr 2013 - Each year more than three million Americans are living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), a condition that is associated with physical, cognitive, and emotional problems that often affect their sexuality, and subsequently their marital stability, identity, and self-esteem. Taking an in-depth look at the impact of TBI on sexuality, an investigative team critically reviews fourteen studies representing a collective study sample of nearly 1,500 patients, partners, spouses, control individuals, and rehabilitation professionals to examine brain injury and sexuality. It is published in NeuroRehabilitation: An International Journal....
2013 Neuroscience Neurology Brochure
27 Nov 2012 - Download the 2013 Neuroscience Neurology Brochure here. ...
Recovery from Pediatric Brain Injury a Lifelong Process, Experts Say
09 Jul 2012 - In the last ten years, a new understanding of pediatric brain injury and recovery has emerged. Professionals now understand that recovery may be a lifelong process for the child's entire circle of family, friends, and healthcare providers. The latest efforts to advance medical and rehabilitative services to move children from medical care and rehabilitation to community reintegration are discussed by the leading experts in a recently published special issue of NeuroRehabilitation....
Las diferencias culturales pueden tener un impacto en la rehabilitación neurológica y psiquiátrica en pacientes de habla hispana
13 Mar 2012 - El número de personas con alteraciones neurológicas y psiquiátricas en países hispanohablantes ha aumentado en las últimas dos décadas. Por tal motivo el número monográfico de febrero de la revista NeuroRehabilitation evalúa aquellos factores importantes que se deben tener en consideración a la hora de proporcionar servicios de rehabilitación a estas personas. ...
Cultural Differences May Impact Neurologic and Psychiatric Rehabilitation of Spanish-Speaking Individuals
13 Mar 2012 - The number of people with neurological and psychiatric disorders in Spanish-speaking countries has increased over the past two decades. The February issue of NeuroRehabilitation assesses important factors that should be considered in rehabilitating Spanish-speaking individuals suffering from these disorders. ...
Patients with Balance Disorders Benefit from Integrative Therapy
28 Nov 2011 - Over the last 25 years, intensive efforts by physicians, physical therapists, and occupational therapists have developed integrative rehabilitation regimens that can alleviate balance disorders associated with neurological disease, trauma or weightlessness. A special issue of NeuroRehabilitation: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides an up-to-date review of the underlying scientific principles and latest clinical advances in the treatment of vestibular problems commonly encountered in neurorehabilitation. The journal is celebrating its 20th anniversary of publication this year. ...
NeuroRehabilitation Peer Review Policy
NeuroRehabilitation is a peer-reviewed journal. Articles submitted to the journal undergo a double blind peer review process. This means that the identity of the authors is not known to the reviewers and the identity of the reviewers is not communicated to the authors.
All submitted manuscripts are subjected to initial appraisal by the Editors-in-Chief and, if found suitable for further consideration, to rigorous peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Reasons to reject a paper in the pre-screening process could for example be that the work does not fall within the aims and scope, the writing is of poor quality, the instructions to authors were not followed or the presented work is not novel.
Papers deemed suitable to be reviewed will be assigned to the Managing Editor. The Managing Editor will then select reviewers to comment on the work and might consider including the reviewers suggested by the author(s). Editors and reviewers are asked to excuse themselves from reviewing a submission if a conflict of interest makes them unable to make an impartial scientific judgment or evaluation. Conflicts of interest include but are not limited to: collaboration with the authors in the past three years; any professional or financial affiliations that may be perceived as a conflict of interest; a history of personal differences with the author(s).
As a standard policy, decisions are based on one to two reviews, including a statistical review when relevant. The Editors-in-Chief strive to ensure a typical turnaround time of 3 months.
Reviewers are asked to judge a paper on at least:
- Significance to the field
- Relevance to the journal
- Methodology
- Data analysis
- Literature review
- Writing style/clarity
Based on the received reviews the handling editor will propose to the Editors-in-Chief a recommendation:
- Accept
- Minor revisions required
- Major revisions required
- Revise and resubmit
- Reject
They mean the following:
- The manuscript is suitable for publication and only requires minor polishing; thus, no further reviews are requested.
- The authors are required to make moderate changes to their manuscript. The manuscript becomes acceptable for publication if the changes proposed by the reviewers and editors are successfully addressed. The revised manuscript will be examined by the Editors-in-Chief and possibly sent back to all (or a selection of) reviewers for a second round of reviews. Authors are requested to provide a letter to the reviewers detailing the improvements made for the resubmission.
- The manuscript cannot be accepted for publication in its current form. However, a major revision addressing all issues raised by the reviewers may be acceptable for publication. The revised manuscript will undergo a second round of review. Authors are requested to provide a letter to the reviewers detailing the improvements made for the resubmission.
- In its current form, the manuscript is not suitable for publication. A resubmission would require substantial revisions and is only encouraged in special cases. The resubmitted manuscript will be considered as a new submission.
- The manuscript is rejected as it is deemed to be out of scope, not relevant, or not meeting the journal's quality standards in terms of significance, novelty, and/or presentation.
Authors are notified by the Managing Editor, whose decision is final.


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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- Charles Swanson, professor of economics and finance at Temple University, will be the featured speaker for the final fall Faculty Lecture Series at 1 p.m. Nov. 16, in room 302 at Penn State Lehigh Valley campus in Center Valley. Swanson will discuss "Oil Prices and the Macroeconomy since 1960." This event is free and open to the public.
The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 was an attempt to restrain the production and burning of fossil fuels to help reduce global warming. Swanson's lecture explores the surprising impact of this protocol on the oil markets and the economy and how it can explain, in part, some of the gyrations in the world economy from 1998 to 2011.
Swanson is a tenured professor at Temple University in the Department of Economics and Finance.
The Faculty Lecture Series is supported by the student activity fee in cooperation with Alumni and Corporate Relations, Teaching International, and the Penn State Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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While Palo Alto residents took issue with the city over development and traffic problems, other disruptive forces turned local educational institutions on their heads this year, namely a lengthy and painful civil rights investigation at the Palo Alto School Union District and the shock waves felt from the rise of online-education.
Office for Civil Rights investigates district
A federal civil-rights agency disrupted life for leaders of the Palo Alto school district in 2013.
Spurred by the family of a disabled Palo Alto middle school student, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights investigated the district's handling of the ongoing bullying of the student.
In December 2012, the agency -- which is charged with enforcing civil rights laws in schools and universities -- found that Terman Middle School administrators had violated the student's civil rights in their mishandling of the bullying. For nearly a year since then, the district has been struggling to reform its policies that deal with complaints of bullying. As of this month, however, it has yet to finalize new procedures, which was among the conditions it agreed to in order to resolve the federal case.
Had it not been for the student's family, who shared the resolution agreement with the Palo Alto Weekly, the public may not have known about the investigation and resulting conditions placed on the district. The Board of Education itself was largely unaware of the scope of the investigation and resolution agreement, having been told by Superintendent Kevin Skelly in December 2012 in such a perfunctory manner that the board didn't even discuss the report.
In February, Skelly apologized to board members for failing to inform them fully.
"When this thing came out I informed you about it, but I didn't give you the report or share the findings of the Office for Civil Rights group, and I should have done that, bottom line," he said. "From a transparency issue, I blew it."
Despite calls this year for a board discussion of "what went wrong" in the Terman case, such a discussion was never put on the agenda. Critics have accused the school board and Skelly of foot-dragging on revising its bullying policies and resisting the federal enforcement. The district has said it needs time to strike the right balance between protecting victims and not criminalizing matters that are properly resolved in the principal's office.
"The realm of incidents that used to be handled purely verbally and privately is shifting into a realm that's being recorded and tracked, so it's important to get it right," board President Barb Mitchell said.
The issue is set to be taken up again in January, either by the full board or by its two-member Policy Review Committee.
Meanwhile, other Palo Alto families have filed Office for Civil Rights complaints against the district, several of which remain pending.
In June, the Office for Civil Rights opened its own investigation at Palo Alto High School, saying it had "received information that (Paly) has not provided prompt and equitable response to notice of peer sexual harassment, including peer harassment related to sexual assault."
Though the agency did not specify what prompted its investigation, the notice followed the April publication of a six-part story in the student magazine Verde about a "rape culture" at Paly. The articles included anonymous accounts of two alcohol-fueled, off-campus sexual assaults of Paly students; interviews with victims of rape and other Paly students; discussion of Paly students; attitudes on victim-blaming and an editorial criticizing the mainstream media's "sympathetic" portrayal of high-school rapists in Steubenville, Ohio.
With concerns about bullying running high among some parents, Skelly and board members also have been charged with excessive secrecy in their work to satisfy the Office for Civil Rights.
Until the Weekly complained earlier this month, meetings of the board's Policy Review Committee, where proposed bullying policies are being hammered out, were not properly noticed to the public as required under the Brown Act, California's open meeting law.
Internet disrupts higher education
As surely as it has disrupted music, retail and journalism, the Internet in 2013 shook up education, with many of the disrupters emanating from the Palo Alto-Stanford area.
The year saw the term "MOOC" (for massive, open online course) grow increasingly common in general usage as online classes offered by local companies Coursera and Udacity, among others, attracted hundreds of thousands of students around the world.
Angling to stay on top of the fast-moving and hard-to-predict online education wave, Stanford poured resources and attention into university-wide efforts to test and measure new ways of teaching and learning online.
Education technology "is the beginning of a wholesale reorganization of teaching and learning in higher education," associate professor of sociology Mitchell Stevens said. "It will very soon be an un-ignorable phenomenon.
"This is not the sort of fringe activity of Cambridge and Silicon Valley. This is something that's going to be reorganizing the entire sector."
In July, more than a dozen presidents of colleges and universities -- including the Foothill-De Anza Community College District but not including Stanford -- gathered in Palo Alto to brainstorm the future. Schools represented ran the gamut from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania to the large University of Wisconsin system to tiny Bates College in Maine to the upstart, all-online Western Governors University.
Foothill-De Anza Chancellor Linda Thor reported that the discussion at the gathering centered on how higher education needs to reorganize to serve students in traditional and new ways, given all the "drivers of change."
"We're moving away from having faculty that were the conveyers of content to -- now that there's so much more information available -- becoming more curators of the content, of helping guide all the sources," Thor said.
She also posed the question: "Are we moving away from students being associated with an individual institution to students aggregating their own educations from a whole variety of sources and players?"
Nobody knows for sure.
In an October discussion group on "education's digital future" at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Stanford's Stevens introduced Foothill-De Anza's Thor as a pioneer in the field.
As president of Arizona's online-oriented Rio Salado Community College for 20 years, Thor "created the 25-year history of online learning that Stanford, Harvard and MIT just woke up to and decided they should enter," Stevens said.
Foothill College already offers 20 degrees that can be earned fully online, including associate's degrees in accounting, business administration, history, music technology, psychology and sociology.
In November, Foothill-De Anza was co-recipient of a $16.9 million state grant to pave the way for an online "education ecosystem" that would integrate all 112 of California's community colleges.
The initiative is part of Gov. Jerry Brown's push to expand online education as a way to boost access, degree completion and transfer to four-year universities for hundreds of thousands of students.
Under the envisioned system, California's 2.4 million community college students will be able to accrue credit through online courses at any number of different community colleges.
Regardless of the source of a class, a student's record will be kept in a single file, avoiding the need to petition for transfer credit.
A statewide portal for the classes will be operational by June 2015, with participation by individual community colleges on a voluntary basis.
"This will make the records student-centric rather than institution-centric and will automate and simplify the process of transfer, qualification for financial aid and things of that sort," said Joe Moreau, Foothill-De Anza's vice-chancellor for technology.
The new initiative, said Thor, "is a cutting-edge vision for California. I believe it will transform online learning for millions of community college students."


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A dead pig is seen in a dirty tributary of the Yangtze River, in central China's Hebei province, some 750 miles from the city of Shanghai, in a photo taken on March 12, 2013. The number of dead pigs found in the Huangpu River, which runs through China's commercial hub Shanghai, has reached more than 13,000, state media reported on March 18.
BEIJING – To the chagrin of Shanghai city residents, there's more "pork chop soup" on the menu for the foreseeable future.
More than a week since authorities in Shanghai started pulling thousands of dead pigs from one of the city's major waterways, the Huangpu River, municipal authorities in that city of 23 million are continuing to pull hundreds of carcasses from its waterways each day, bringing the total since last week to over 13,000.
Workers on Sunday pulled nearly 500 pigs from the Huangpu, bringing the total found from that river alone to over 9,500. The Huangpu River supplies over a fifth of Shanghai's drinking water.
As the pig tally creeps up, Shanghai government officials have been struggling to put a positive spin on the ghoulish images popping up each day from the city's waterways.
Shanghai is in the process of burning some of the 13,000 pig bodies found in a major waterway. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
A report Monday in People's Daily, the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party, focused on the stepped up food and water quality tests across the city. It also earnestly noted that not only have the numbers of pigs being pulled from the rivers dropped, but the size of them too.
Citing a report from Shanghai's city government, the paper stated that two thirds of the most recent carcasses found were piglets, suggesting that the worse may have passed.
Social media outrage
Still, the daily sight of carcasses being pulled from the city's waterways for disposal has angered the public and sparked a spirited discussion on China's Twitter-like service, Weibo.
Reports that many of the pigs found have tested positive for porcine circovirus, a virus that has killed large numbers of pigs in the region in recent months, has also raised suspicions about the safety of Shanghai's water supply.
"The water must have been polluted [by these dead pigs]," wrote one user named Lujun, "Authorities are being dishonest and trying to hide something."
"The government is as corrupt as these dead pigs," another user using the name Ziyoudeweini wrote disgustedly. "I feel so cold. Who can we count on?"
"Water quality in the Huangpu River has been normal up to now," one official at the Shanghai Information Office assured NBC News Monday. He also stressed that porcine circovirus cannot be contracted by humans.
Where are they coming from?
Shanghai officials have stepped up surveillance for dead pigs around the Huangpu River and have called upon local government in the nearby city of Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province to step up their own searches.
Just northeast of Shanghai, Jiaxing is believed to be the source of many of the dead pigs floating down into Shanghai. Shanghai's Information Office officials declined to speculate on whether Jiaxing was the sole source of all the pigs, but told NBC News that the prefecture was the focus of a joint Shanghai-Jiaxing investigation.
An official at the Jiaxing Environmental Protection Agency declined to comment on the progress of the investigation late Monday.
But steps were being taken in Jiaxing to curb the continued dumping of pigs into the region's waterways. The city's local newspaper, Jiaxing Daily, reported that leaflets had been passed out to farmers in the region, urging them to properly dispose of dead pigs with local authorities rather than quietly dumping them into the river.
Jiaxing is likely not the only community to be dumping dead pigs into its waterways, as reports indicate that porcine circovirus has spiked across farming communities this winter, killing more pigs than usual. Many have speculated that farmers have been attempting to discretely dispose of the sick pigs rather than reporting them to authorities and risk investigation.
NBC News' Danny Zhang contributed to this report.
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Whatever you call them, they taste great and I am addicted. I make my "famous" Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Mandelbroit for almost any occasion – mishloach manos, bake sales, thank yous, because it's Tuesday…But I also like to experiment with new and different kinds. And I have to confess that I am pretty much insatiable. Some of my recent favorites and the ones now filling my freezer include:
Ginger Mandelbroit
Snickerdoodle Biscotti (I'm just varying the name!)
Chocolate Biscotti
Apricot-Almond Mandelbroit
And I really wish Pat's restaurant in Los Angeles would share their recipe. They're the perfect dessert – not too sweet (so obviously not too many calories) and lots of crunch and flavor. If anyone can wheedle it out of them…


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Various games are popular among the sports and adventure enthusiasts around the world. Any game that tries your physical power, specific skills, and stamina is worthy of being called a challenging pursuit. Mountain biking certainly fits the bill as a skill and endurance testing game.
Mountain biking means riding a bicycle on a rough terrain. Usually the mountain bikes are specially made bikes or hybrid road bicycles. A typical mountain bike has wide and knobby tires, big, round tubing frame, extra suspension features such as front fork or shock absorbers, etc.
There are a large number of magazines dedicated to certain hobbies, sports, or activities. Such magazines provide all the important information on the specific subjects. Various articles regarding the different aspects of that subject are published in these magazines. The details of useful gear and equipment required for that activity are also published from time to time. Thus, such magazines prove extremely useful for the enthusiasts and professionals of the particular sport.
A number of magazines are available that deal exclusively with mountain biking. Mountain bikers around the world get useful information, tips, and latest news about mountain biking from them. Such magazines cover all the topics related to mountain biking. The safety guidelines regarding the tracks, terrain or the bikes themselves are published from time to time. Different mountain biking tracks with maps and information about accommodation, medical aid and commercial places along the route are published in different issues which helps the biking enthusiasts in the area to plan their biking programs.
There are another aspects also that need your attention while planning a long trip. Additional points such as geographical details regarding the hazards of the route, climatic conditions, socio-political issues, if relevant, are also discussed. Interviews of famous bikers are published in these magazines. Readers get to know about the successful and safe methods to employ in mountain biking, tips on biking on different tracks, weather, equipment, etc. Sometimes some unexpected trouble or accidents occur in a biking expedition. The details of how the bikers dealt with them before prove helpful to bikers in getting an idea how to face such unanticipated disasters.
Almost all the magazines run features on the latest bikes and biking gear. The technical details along with the prices are discussed over utility, safety, service life, etc. Sometimes, merits or demerits of certain mountain biking practices are also debated on their medical or physiological aspects. Mountain bikers get to know about different exciting mountain biking tracks in different parts of the world, along with all the necessary information about them.
Different groups organize mountain biking tours. The details are published in such magazines. Therefore, you can keep in touch with the latest news and what is happening in the world of mountain biking through these magazines. In addition, most of these magazines are available online as well – everything you want to know about mountain biking is only a click away.
Surely, mountain bikers around the world are benefited by mountain biking magazines. For them, it serves a forum to come together, discuss the issues related to the sport, seek advice and tips, and get new ideas, and form a bond with fellow enthusiasts from the fraternity of mountain bikers the world over.


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Our free meditation program features chanting and meditation as well as a discourse on the principles of spiritual life and practice. Learn from the ancient sages and how to apply their insights to our modern life, while developing your ability to look more deeply and profoundly inward, to the source of your own Being. Bring your meditation journal or pick one up in our shop.
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Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm, with "Hospitality Half-Hour" from 8:30 - 9:00 pm
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A possible adjunct in diagnosis and follow-up of insulin resistance and cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risk assessment, particularly in women
In laboratories without access to bioavailable testosterone or equilibrium dialysis-based "true" free testosterone assays, sex hormone-binding globulin measurement is crucial in cases when assessment of the free testosterone fraction (aka free androgen index or calculated free testosterone) is required. At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, both bioavailable testosterone (TTBS / Testosterone, Total and Bioavailable, Serum) and free testosterone (TGRP / Testosterone, Total and Free, Serum) measurements are available. Free testosterone (TGRP) is measured by equilibrium dialysis, obviating the need for sex hormone-binding globulin measurements to calculate free androgen fractions.
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), a homodimeric 90,000 to 100,000 molecular weight glycoprotein, is synthesized in the liver. Metabolic clearance of SHBG is biphasic, with a fast initial distribution from vascular compartment into extracellular space (half-life of a few hours), followed by a slower degradation phase (half-life of several days).
SHBG binds sex steroids with high affinity (KD approximately 10[-10]M), dihydrotestosterone (DHT) ->testosterone (T) ->estrone/estradiol (E). Although each monomeric subunit contains 1 steroid binding site, the dimer tends to bind only a single sex-steroid molecule. The main function of SHBG is sex-steroid transport within the blood stream and to extravascular target tissues. SHBG also plays a key role in regulating bioavailable sex-steroid concentrations through competition of sex steroids for available binding sites and fluctuations in SHBG concentrations. Because of the higher affinity of SHBG for DHT and T, compared to E, SHBG also has profound effects on the balance between bioavailable androgens and estrogens. Increased SHBG levels may be associated with symptoms and signs of hypogonadism in men, while decreased levels can result in androgenization in women.
SHBG levels in prepubertal children are higher than in adults. With the increase in fat mass during early puberty they begin to fall, a process that accelerates as androgen levels rise. Men have lower levels compared with women and nutritional status is inversely correlated with SHBG levels throughout life, possibly mediated by insulin resistance. Insulin resistance, even without obesity, results in lower SHBG levels. This is associated with increased intra-abdominal fat deposition and an unfavorable cardiovascular risk profile. In postmenopausal women, it may also predict the future development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Androgens and norethisterone-related synthetic progesterones also decrease SHBG in women.
Endogenous or exogenous thyroid hormones or estrogens increase SHBG levels. In men, there is also an age-related gradual rise, possibly secondary to the mild age-related fall in testosterone production. This process can result in bioavailable testosterone levels that are much lower than would be expected based on total testosterone measurements alone.
Tanner Stages*
Mean Age
Reference Range (nmol/L)
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV
Stage V
*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage I to Tanner stage II) occurs for boys at a median age of 11.5 (+/-2) years. For boys, there is no definite proven relationship between puberty onset and body weight or ethnic origin. Progression through Tanner stages is variable. Tanner stage V (young adult) should be reached by age 18.
Tanner Stages*
Mean Age
Reference Range (nmol/L)
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV
Stage V
*Puberty onset (transition from Tanner stage I to Tanner stage II) occurs for girls at a median age of 10.5 (+/-2) years. There is evidence that it may occur up to 1 year earlier in obese girls and in African American girls. Progression through Tanner stages is variable. Tanner stage V (young adult) should be reached by age 18.
Males: 10-57 nmol/L
Females (non-pregnant): 18-144 nmol/L
Many conditions of mild-to-moderate androgen excess in women, particularly polycystic ovarian syndrome, are associated with low sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels. Most of these women are also insulin resistant and many are obese. A defect in SHBG production could lead to bioavailable androgen excess, in turn causing insulin resistance that depresses SHBG levels further. There are rare cases of SHBG mutations that clearly follow this pattern. SHBG levels are typically very low in these individuals. However, in most patients, SHBG levels are mildly depressed or even within the lower part of the normal range. In these patients, the primary problem may be androgen overproduction, insulin resistance, or both. A definitive cause cannot be usually established. Any therapy that either increases SHBG levels (eg, estrogens or weight loss), reduces bioactivity of androgens (eg, androgen receptor antagonists, alpha-reductase inhibitors), or reduces insulin resistance (eg, weight loss, metformin, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor [PPAR] gamma agonists), can be effective. Improvement is usually associated with a rise in SHBG levels, but bioavailable or free testosterone levels should also be monitored.
The primary method of monitoring sex-steroid or antiandrogen therapy is direct measurement of the relevant sex-steroids and gonadotropins. However, for many synthetic androgens and estrogens (eg, ethinyl-estradiol) clinical assays are not available. In those instances, rises in SHBG levels indicate successful anti-androgen or estrogen therapy, while falls indicate successful androgen treatment.
Adult SHBG levels in boys with signs of precocious puberty support that the condition is testosterone driven, rather than representing premature adrenarche.
Patients with anorexia nervosa have high SHBG levels. With successful treatment, levels start to fall as nutritional status improves. Normalization of SHBG precedes, and may be predictive of, future normalization of reproductive function.
Thyrotoxicosis increases SHBG levels. In situations when assessment of true functional thyroid status may be difficult (eg, patients receiving amiodarone treatment, individuals with thyroid hormone transport-protein abnormalities, patients with suspected thyroid hormone resistance or suspected inappropriate thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH] secretion such as a TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma), an elevated SHBG level suggests tissue thyrotoxicosis, while a normal level indicates euthyroidism or near-euthyroidism. In patients with gradual worsening of thyrotoxicosis (eg, toxic nodular goiter), serial SHBG measurement, in addition to clinical assessment, thyroid hormone, and TSH measurement, may assist in the timing of treatment decisions. Similarly, SHBG measurement may be of value in fine-tuning suppressive TSH therapy for patients with nodular thyroid disease or treated thyroid cancer. Results are not definitive in the short-term in patients receiving drugs that displace total thyroxine (T4) from albumin.
SHBG is also produced by placental tissue and therefore values will be elevated during pregnancy. Reference ranges for pregnant females have not been established in our institution.
In patients with known insulin resistance, "metabolic syndrome," or high risk of type 2 diabetes (eg, women with a history of gestational diabetes), low SHBG levels may predict progressive insulin resistance, cardiovascular complications, and progression to type 2 diabetes. An increase in SHBG levels may indicate successful therapeutic intervention.
A genetic variant of SHBG (Asp327->Asn) introduces an additional glycosylation site in 10% to 20% of the population, resulting in significantly slower degradation. These individuals tend to have higher SHBG levels for any given level of other factors influencing SHBG.
Human antimouse antibodies may be present in specimens from patients who have received immunotherapy utilizing monoclonal antibodies. Other heterophile antibodies may also be present in patient specimens. This assay has been specifically formulated to minimize the effects of these antibodies on the assay. However, results from patients known to have such antibodies must be carefully evaluated.
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2. Tehernof A, Despres JP: Sex steroid hormone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and obesity in men and women. Horm Metab Res 2000;32:526-536
3. Kahn SM, Hryb DJ, Nakhle AM, Romas NA: Sex hormone-binding globulin is synthesized in target cells. J Endocrinol 2002;175:113-120
4. Hammond GL: Access of reproductive steroids to target issues. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2002;29:411-423
5. Elmlinger MW, Kuhnel W, Ranke MB: Reference ranges for serum concentrations of lutropin (LH), follitropin (FSH), estradiol (E2), prolactin, progesterone, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), cortisol and ferritin in neonates, children, and young adults. Clin Chem Lab Med 2002;40(11):1151-1160


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A 14-year-old male athlete comes into your office with a chief complaint of ankle pain. He says he had the pain right after a soccer match. His parents and coach concluded that he had sprained his ankle. However, despite treatment, which consisted of rest, ice and the use of an Ace wrap, the patient's pain continued for two months. He has pain in his ankle when standing and walking, and is not able to run or return to play.
Upon further questioning, you find out that neither his foot nor his ankle were ever swollen or ecchymotic, and he cannot recall an exact instance of twisting his ankle.
This is the most common presenting scenario of a patient with a peroneal spastic flatfoot and until this condition is considered as a potential diagnosis, this young athlete will find himself going from doctor to doctor continually being treated for an ankle sprain.
The patient with peroneal spastic flatfoot complains of pain, chronic ankle sprains and flatfoot. Pain occurs in the subtalar or midtarsal area of the involved foot. It usually occurs after some unusual activity or minor trauma and is aggravated by walking, prolonged standing, jumping or participating in athletics. Rest relieves the pain. In severe cases, you may see an antalgic gait and the patient may have a significant limp.
Upon examining those who have peroneal spastic flatfoot, you'll usually find a stiff foot and often there will be decreased motion of the subtalar joint. Clinically, you may notice a loss of the longitudinal arch, limited subtalar motion, hindfoot valgus and forefoot abduction. Forced inversion of the foot will exacerbate the symptoms.
Is A Tarsal Coalition The Culprit?
Tarsal coalitions are the most common cause of peroneal spastic flatfoot. These coalitions may be either congenital or acquired and may have a genetic predisposition. Trauma, infection, arthritis and neoplasms can cause acquired coalitions, which are less common in pediatric patients than adults. The true incidence of tarsal coalition is unknown. Current reports consider it to be less than 1 percent.
The most prevalent coalitions are calcaneonavicular, talonavicular and talocalcaneal. Among these, calcaneonavicular coalitions appear to predominate. The coalition may be completely osseous (i.e., synostosis) or the bones may be divided by a fissure of varying depth, consisting of cartilage (i.e., synchondrosis) or fibrous tissue (i.e., syndesmosis).
Tarsal coalitions may occur bilaterally or unilaterally. Talonavicular fusions are usually present in both feet. Calcaneonavicular coalitions are bilateral in 60 percent of patients and talocalcaneal coalitions are bilateral in 50 percent. In infancy and early childhood, the condition is usually asymptomatic and is seldom recognized. Symptoms of the calcaneonavicular coalition usually appear between 8 and 12 years of age and those of the talocalcaneal coalition occur during adolescence. The talonavicular coalitions often remain asymptomatic.
Even though coalitions are the most likely cause of peroneal spastic flatfoot, they are not the only causative factor. It is recognized that any inflammatory pain surrounding the ankle or subtalar joint can result in this condition. Other etiologies of peroneal spastic flatfoot may include tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, trauma, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sudeck's atrophy (reflex sympathetic dystrophy), nonspecific tarsal synovitis, osteochondral fractures, osteoid osteoma, postoperative subtalar arthrodesis and synovial irritation created by altered biomechanics of the foot.
Essential Diagnostic Pointers
When attempting to pinpoint the etiology of peroneal spastic flatfoot, radiographic modalities remain the most beneficial diagnostic tools. Plain film radiography should be your initial screening tool for any young patient who has a rigid or semirigid foot, especially when you suspect tarsal coalition. The radiographic appearance of tarsal coalition depends on its site and whether it is bony or fibrocartilagenous. Be sure to include dorsoplantar, lateral and oblique projections among your initial radiographs. These reveal coalitions between the talus and navicular, and between the calcaneus and the cuboid.
For calcaneonavicular coalitions, the best view is a 45-degree oblique view of the foot made with the patient standing and the X-ray projected through the middle of the foot from the lateral to the medial side.
Getting an axial view of the calcaneus is necessary to reveal a talocalcaneal coalition. However, because it is often difficult to get a good axial view, the CT scan is the standard for radiographic diagnosis of the talocalcaneal coalition. Beaking on the dorsal and lateral aspect of the head of the talus adjacent to the talonavicular joint is a common secondary change in tarsal coalition. This talar beak appears to be produced by the impingement of the dorsal part of the navicular on the head of the talus during dorsiflexion.
Regardless of the precipitating factor, most authors agree that the peroneal muscles contract or shorten as a protective mechanism to reduce or eradicate pain. The musculature splints the subtalar and ankle joints against discomfort or pain, maintaining an everted attitude of the rearfoot. This splinting results in an adaptive, functional shortening with tautness or contracture of the involved muscles. The peroneus brevis muscle is most often implicated but the peroneus longus, peroneus tertius and the extensor digitorum longus muscles may also exhibit contracture in peroneal spastic flatfoot.
What To Consider For Treatment
When you see a young athlete with peroneal spastic flatfoot, it very important to clearly define treatment goals with both the athlete and parents, since the eventual return to full sports activity may not be attainable, especially if certain tarsal coalitions are involved. The progression of the treatment program should be as follows:
1) eliminate pain;
2) enable the youth to return to school and participate in all non-athletic school functions;
3) limited participation in athletic school functions, such as physical education classes; and
4) return to previous sports activities.
To facilitate initial symptomatic relief in a young patient, you may recommend rest, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, paraffin baths, heat, warm soaks and whirlpool.
With further conservative treatment, you want to decrease the motion of the painful joints in order to help alleviate pain. When a patient has moderate to severe pain on ambulation, using a below-the-knee cast is recommended for three to four weeks. You can combine this with a common peroneal nerve block and an injection of steroid and anesthetic into the sinus tarsi, which are effective in both relieving pain and muscle spasm.
Upon removing the cast, you should place the patient in orthotic devices and modified shoes that increase the support to the medial side of the foot.
Using a leather laminate foot orthosis with a deep heel seat and high medial and lateral flanges is recommended. This type of device offers good support but will deform to allow for foot pressure areas. Be aware that patients with peroneal spastic flatfoot usually cannot tolerate hard, rigid orthoses. You can modify shoes with 1/8- to 3/16-inch inner heel and inner sole wedges. You should also consider physical therapy for ankle strengthening exercises, range of motion exercises to increase inversion and other techniques to decrease pain.
Between 30 and 90 percent of patients have been reported to respond to nonoperative conservative treatment of tarsal coalitions. Most authors believe in exhausting or at least trying conservative care before any surgical intervention, although there are some that stress the importance of surgery as soon as possible.
What About Surgical Solutions?
Surgical treatment varies depending on the type of coalition present. The current recommendation for a calcaneonavicular bar is surgical resection of the coalition and interposition of fat, muscle or another inert material. This procedure is best reserved for children under the age of 14, who demonstrate no arthritic changes. In cases in which resection fails and a coalition reforms, or when you see degenerative changes in the tarsus, triple arthrodesis is used as a salvage procedure.
The surgical management of talocalcaneal coalitions remains controversial. Some authors say the degenerative changes in the talocalcaneal coalition are often present at the time of the initial diagnosis. In addition, resecting these bars often requires you to surgically excise the medial facet of the talocalcaneal joint, which results in considerable stress to the anterior and posterior facets.
Some believe this procedure leads to further degenerative arthritis. For this reason, many authors promote triple arthrodesis as an initial treatment. However, this operation severely restricts athletic potential and should be reserved for salvage when other approaches have failed.
Dr. Caselli (pictured) is Vice-President of the greater New York Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine and is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Sciences at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine.
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