quadriplegia/obesity

A 36 year old patient known to suffer from the Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Bardet syndrome (LMBBS) developed spastic quadriparesis. The typical features of the syndrome, presented by this patient were polydactyly, obesity, hypogonadism, retinitis pigmentosa and relative mental retardation. Severe spinal

The World Health Organization recognizes obesity as a global and increasing problem for the general population. Because of their reduced physical functioning, people with spinal cord injury (SCI) face additional challenges for maintaining an appropriate whole body energy balance, and the majority

Obesity as an independent factor influencing the eventual rehabilitation outcome of spinal cord injured individuals has not been examined. This paper is an observational study of two patients with complete tetraplegia secondary to spinal cord injury. Both patients encountered several problems

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of obesity on change in FIM self-care and mobility ratings and community discharge for patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS Retrospective cohort study analyzing National Model Systems SCI Database data. METHODS Fourteen Model Systems SCI

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a relapse remitting immune-mediated demyelinating neurological disorder that primarily affects women of childbearing age. In most patients, the hormonal changes during pregnancy are protective against MS relapses. When relapses do occur, treatment options are limited to

BACKGROUND Coffin-Lowry syndrome (CLS) is a rare inherited disease with specific clinical features, such as mental retardation, facial dysmorphism, and cardiac abnormality. In particular, the characteristic facial features of CLS, including retrognathia and large tongue, are associated with

OBJECTIVE Malnutrition and overweight are a major concern after spinal cord injury (SCI). There is limited information available for prevalence of malnutrition, overweight and nutrition screening compliance. The aim of this study is to (1) determine whether the quality improvement initiative is

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and clinically diagnosed diabetes in veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. We also sought to determine whether there is evidence to support a 10% reduction in BMI cut points, which would lower the upper limit of normal

OBJECTIVE To measure body mass index (BMI) and ambulation changes for a morbidly obese, 47-year-old man with chronic motor-incomplete tetraplegia after gastric sleeve surgery. METHODS A morbidly obese man, BMI=44 kg m(-)(2), with chronic C5 AIS D tetraplegia underwent elective gastric sleeve

BACKGROUND Profound hypokalemia with paralysis usually poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. METHODS We report on a 28-y-old obese Chinese female presenting with sudden onset of flaccid quadriparesis upon awaking in the morning. There is no family history of hyperthyroidism. She experienced

The authors hypothesized that the risk of cerebral palsy at 2 years in children born extremely preterm to overweight and obese women is increased relative to the risk among children born to neither overweight nor obese women. In a multicenter prospective cohort study, the authors created multinomial

BACKGROUND Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience significant secondary health conditions including excess adiposity. Dietary guidelines for individuals with chronic SCI do not exist. OBJECTIVE To describe baseline dietary intake and quality based on conformance with dietary

BACKGROUND Despite an elevated obesity risk in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), investigation on the effects of age, obesity predictors, and injury related factors is yet to be unknown within the SCI population. METHODS Obesity predictors were measured in 162 patients. RESULTS 27.5% of the

To describe (1) the frequency and utility of clinically relevant spinal cord injury (SCI)-specific and general population thresholds for obesity and sarcopenic obesity; and (2) the fat and lean soft tissue distributions based on the neurologic level of injury and the American Spinal Injury

METHODS Literature review. BACKGROUND Increased fat mass and coronary heart disease (CHD) are secondary complications of chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). In able-bodied populations, body mass index (BMI, body weight (kg)/height (m(2))) is a widely used surrogate marker of obesity and predictor of