This prospective descriptive correlational study investigated an often overlooked clinical condition in older adults, sensory impairment. The study specifi cally addressed vision and hearing impairment in hospitalised older adults who had sustained a hip fracture. Sensory impairments affect older adults’ ability to interact with and navigate safely in their environment, as demonstrated by the h...

Topographic maps and their continuity constitute a fundamental principle of brain organization. In the somatosensory system, whole-body sensory impairment may be reflected either in cortical signal reduction or disorganization of the somatotopic map, such as disturbed continuity. Here we investigated the role of continuity in pathological states. We studied whole-body cortical representations i...

BACKGROUND Sensory impairments significantly limit the ability to use the upper limb after stroke. However, little is known about the effects of interventions used to address such impairments. OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of interventions that target upper limb sensory impairment after stroke. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched 8 Octo...

PURPOSE This study examined the relation of dual and single sensory impairments, within the context of cognitive function, by using the framework of everyday competence in terms of the probability of difficulty with specific personal and instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs and IADLs, respectively). DESIGN AND METHODS The Longitudinal Study on Aging, composed of individuals aged 70 a...

BACKGROUND Miller Fisher syndrome is a regional variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome with a characteristic clinical triad of ophthalmoplegia, areflexia and ataxia and occasionally distal limb sensory loss. 90% of patients have associated antibodies to the GQ1b ganglioside. The pathophysiology of antibody-mediated peripheral nerve impairment remains uncertain. This report includes the first descri...