Vasodilator function is impaired in burn injury survivors

Autonomic function is impaired in elderly stroke survivors.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Impaired autonomic function is common in the acute poststroke phase but little is known about the longer term effects, particularly in older people. We sought to determine if autonomic function is impaired after stroke recovery in older patients. METHODS A cross-sectional case-control study comparing autonomic function in 76 nondemented stroke patients with 70 community...

Brief report: quality of life is impaired in pediatric burn survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder.

OBJECTIVE This study assessed health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in pediatric burn survivors and examined associations between PTSD and HRQOL. METHODS Forty-three burn survivors, ages 7-16 years, were interviewed at an average of 4.4 years after their accident using the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents and the TNO-AZL ...

Burn injury in Mottahari Burn Center in Tehran, Iran

Effect of functional electrostimulation on impaired skin vasodilator responses to local heating in spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) induces vascular adaptations below the level of the lesion, such as impaired cutaneous vasodilation. However, the mechanisms underlying these differences are unclear. The aim of this study is to examine arm and leg cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) responses to local heating in 17 able-bodied controls (39 +/- 13 yr) and 18 SCI subjects (42 +/- 8 yr). SCI subjects wer...

Predictors of insulin resistance in pediatric burn injury survivors 24 to 36 months postburn.

Burn injury is a dramatic event with acute and chronic consequences including insulin resistance. However, factors associated with insulin resistance have not been previously investigated. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with long-term insulin resistance in pediatric burn injury survivors. The study sample consisted of 61 pediatric burn injury survivors 24 to 36 mon...