Neurocognitive assessment in the treatment of incontinence following severe traumatic brain injury.
Although a variety of techniques have been developed for treatment of incontinence, strategies for applying these techniques to adults having significant cognitive impairments or mobility restrictions have not been well described in the literature. This case study describes the rehabilitation of urinary incontinence in a 20-year-old woman through behavioral interventions targeting the cognitive impairments that prevented her from independently managing her own continence needs. The outcome demonstrates the importance of blending cognitive assessment with behavioral intervention techniques in individuals having severe cognitive and mobility impairments following brain injury.
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ABI Community Services, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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