Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Interim Chair: Ross Zafonte, MD
824 Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
(313) 745-9731  

Books and Chapters In Press

DeSantis, N. Autonomic dysfunction. In: Nesathurai S, ed. The Rehabilitation of People with Spinal Cord Injury. San Diego: Academic. (In press).

Donovan E. Bell's palsy. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press)

Donovan E. Cerebral Palsy. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Guillain- BarreÕ Syndrome. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Intoeing. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Mental Retardation. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Muscular Dystrophy. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Myasthenia Gravis. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Neural tube disorders. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Neuromuscular disorders. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Scoliosis. In: Lieh-Lai M, ed. Pocket Pediatrics. Philadelphia: Lippincott. (In press).

Donovan E. Serial casting. In: Placzek J, ed. Orthopedic Physical Therapy Secrets. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus. (In press).

Geiringer SR. Independent medical evaluation. In: Rondinelli R. ed. Impairment Rating and Disability Evaluation. Philadelphia: Saunders. (In press).

Goldman R, Robinson D, Grube B, Hanks R, Putnam K. General psychiatric symptom measures. In: Rush HA, ed. Handbook of Psychiatric Measures and Outcomes. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. (In press).

Hanks RA, Ricker JH, Millis SR. Differential diagnosis in moderate and severe brain injury. In: Ricker J, ed. Differential Diagnosis in Adult Neuropsychological Assessment. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum. (In press). 

Hinderer SR, Hinderer KA. Introduction to clinical research.  In: Grabois AR,ed. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: the Complete Approach. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell. (In press).

Hinderer SR, Rondinelli R, Katz R. Measurement issues in impairment rating and disability evaluation. In: Rondinelli R, ed. Impairment Rating and Disability Evaluations. Philadelphia: Saunders. (In press).

LaBan MM, Meerschaert JR. Motor vehicle accidents: lumbar whiplash.  In: Cole AJ, ed. The Low Back Pain Handbook: A Practical Guide for the Primary Care Physician. Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus. (In press).

LaBan MM, Meerschaert JR. The physiatric office practice. In: Melvin JR, ed. Clinical Rehabilitation and Physiatric Practice . Philadelphia: Saunders. (In press).

Lichtenberg PA and MacNeill SE.  Neuropsychological assessment in geriatric long term care facilities.  In V. Molinaria (Ed) Professional Psychology in Long Term Care.  The Hatherleigh Company: New York NY (In press).

Rosenthal M, Ricker J. Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. In:  Frand TE, ed. Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology. Washington DC: American Psychological Association; (In press).

Zafonte R, Elovic E. Spasticity and abnormalities of muscle tone. In: Grabois M, ed. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: the Complete Approach. Cambridge: Blackwell Science. (In press).

Book Chapters

Lichtenberg PA, MacNeill SE. Neuropsychological assessment in geriatric long term care facilities. In: Molinari V, ed. Professional Psychology in Long Term Care. New York: The Hatherleigh Co; 1999.

MacNeill SE, Lichtenberg PA.  Screening Instruments and Brief Batteries for Assessment of Dementia.  In P. LichtenbergÕs (Ed).  Handbook of Geriatric Assessment.  Wiley Press; 1999.

Putnam SH, Ricker J, Ross S. Estimating premorbid cognitive functioning and adjustment. In: Sweet J, ed. Forensic Neuropsychology:Fundamentals and Practice.  Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger. 1999.

Putnam SH, Fichtenberg NL. Neuropsychological examination of the patient with traumatic brain injury. In: Rosenthal M, ed. Rehabilitation of the Adult and  Child with Traumatic Brain Injury. 3rd ed ed. Philadelphia: Davis; 1999.

Zafonte R, Elovic E, OÕDell M, Mysiw J. Pharmacology in traumatic brain injury: fundamentals and treatment strategies. In: Rosenthal M, ed. Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child With Traumatic Brain Injury. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Davis; 1999.

Books

Geiringer SR. Anatomic Localization for Needle Electromyography.2nd ed. Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus. (In press).

Lichtenberg PA, Kimbarow ML, Wall JR, Roth RE, MacNeill SE. Depression in Geriatric Medical and Nursing Home Patients: a Treatment Manual. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. (In press).

Abstracts Published

Amin A, Zafonte R, Lombard C, Ricker J.  Outcome after epidural spinal abscess.  Arch Phys Med Reh 1999;

Barrett PT, Putnam SH. Empirical data as an  aide for assessing performance validity on the Halstead Category Test for mild head injury patients.  Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 1999;14:25.

Cullin N, Coplin W, Policherla  P, Zafonte Ret al. Functional outcome after early decompressive craniectomy: preliminary results.  Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;78:183.

Giap B, Zafonte R, Millis S, et al. Brachial plexopathy among survivors of traumatic brain injury caused by violent injury.  Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;78:185.

Giap B, Zafonte R, Millis S, et al. Cranial nerve dysfunctions among survivors of traumatic brain injury caused by violent and nonviolent injury.  Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;78:185.

Hanks RA, Rippeth J, Barr WJ, Shaul N, Ney G, Decker R. Prediction of quality of life after temporal lobectomy for intractable epilepsy.  J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 1999;5:143.

Levine S, Birk T. Effects of twelve weeks of rowing on oxygen consumption and HDL- cholesterol for the physically disabled: three case studies.  Med Sci Sport Exerc. 1999;31: 5:S364.

Mast BT, MacNeill SE & Lichtenberg PA.  Depresssion within dementia: cognitive evidence of subcortical deficits.  The Gerontologist 1999;39:12.

Abstracts In Press

Birk T, MacArthur RD, Lipton L, Levine SD. Chronic exercise training fails to lower hypertriglyceridemia levels in person with advanced HIV-1 infection.  Sports Med Training Rehabil. (In press).

Birk T, McGrady A, MacArthur RD, Khuder S. The effects of massage therapy alone and in combination with other complementary therapies on immune system measures and quality of life in HIV.  J Alt Com Med. (In press).

Millis SR, Rosenthal M, Ricker J, et al. Analysis of neuropsychological recovery following traumatic brain injury: a hierarchical linear modeling approach.  J Int Neuropsychol Soc. (In press).

Articles Published

Arfken CL, Lichtenberg PA. Cognitive impairment and depression predict mortality in medically ill older adults. J Gerontol. 1999;54(3):M152-6.

Becker BE. Foreword: Violence and spinal cord injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;4:v-vi.

Becker BE. Violence as a cause of spinal cord injury: a victimÕs perspective. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;4:81-93.

Becker BE, Delisa J. Model spinal cord injury system trends and implications for the future. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(11):1514-21.

Black K, DeSantis N. Medical complications common to spinal-cord injured and brain-injured patients. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;5(2):47-75.

Cifu D, Kreutzer J, Marwitz J, Zafonte R, et al. Etiology and incidence of rehospitalization after traumatic brain injury: a multicenter analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(1):85-90.

Desantis N, Becker BE. Building a durable relationship: avoiding catastrophe between the therapeutic team and the patient with a new spinal cord injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;4:29-35.

Devivo M, Jackson A, Dijkers M, Becker BE. Current research outcomes from the Model Spinal Cord Injury Care Systems. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(11):1363-4.

Dijkers M. Community integration: conceptual issues and measurement approaches in rehabilitation research. J Rehabil Outcomes Meas. 1999;3:39-49.

Dijkers M. Correlates of life satisfaction among persons with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(8):867-76.

Dijkers M. Measuring quality of life: methodological issues. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;78(3):286-300.

Dijkers M. Spinal cord injury caused by interpersonal violence: epidemiologic data from the National Spinal Cord Injury Database. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;4:1-22.

Dijkers M, Yavuzer G. Short versions of the telephone Motor Functional Independence Measure for use with persons with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(11):1477-84.

Duggan CH, Dijkers M. Etiology, disablement, and quality of life: interpersonal violence versus other causes of spinal cord injury.  Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;4(4):65-85.

Duggan CH, Dijkers M. Quality of lifeÑ peaks and valleys: a qualitative analysis of the narratives of persons with spinal cord injuries. Can J Rehabil. 1999;12(3):179-190.

Dunleavy K, Fisher R, Kay E. Management of orthopaedic problems in developing countries: fracture care. Orthop Phys Ther Clin North Am. 1999;8(2):271-298.

Dunleavy K, Fisher R, Kay E, et al. Management of orthopaedic problems in developing countries: complications after fractures. Orthop Phys Ther Clin North Am. 1999;8(2):299-322.

Geiringer SR. Mechanics of needle examination and anatomic localization. Phys Med Rehabil(S.T.A.R.S.). 1999;13(2):371-380.

Hanks RA, Rapport LJ, Millis SR, Despande SA. Measures of executive functioning as predictor of handicap and quality of life in a rehabilitation sample. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(9):1030-1037.

Hanks RA, Temdin N, Machamer J, Dikmen S. Emotional and behavioral adjustment after traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(9):991-997.

Jong CN, Zafonte R, Millis SR, Yavuzer G. The effect of cocaine on traumatic brain injury outcome: a preliminary evaluation. Brain Inj. 1999;13(12):1017-1023.

Kay E, Dunleavy K, Fisher R. Management of orthopaedic problems in developing countries: issues that effect treatment. Orthop Phys Ther Clin North Am. 1999;8(2):257-270.

Lysack C, Kaufert J. Disabled consumer leadersÕ perspectives on provision of community rehabilitation services. Can J Rehabil. 1999;12(3):155-164.

Mast BA, MacNeill SE & Lichtenberg PA.  Geropsychological problems in medical rehabilitation.  J Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 1999; 54a.

Mahmoud A, Rengachary S, Zafonte R. Biomechanics of associated spine injuries in head-injured patients. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;5(2):41-46.

Millis SR, Bowers D, Malina A, Ricker J. Confirmatory factor anlysis of the Wecshler Memory Scale-III. J Clin Exper Neuropsychol. 1999;21(1):87-93.

Nabors NA, Meadows EA. Posttraumatic stress disorder in violence-induced spinal cord injury. Topics Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;4:62-69.

Richards JS, Bombardier CH, Tate D, Dijkers M, et al. Access to the environment and life satisfaction following spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80(11):1501-6.

Ricker J. Neuropsychological and psychological factors in acute rehabilitation of individuals with both spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;5:76-82.

Ricker J, Regan T. Neuropsychological and psychological factors in acute rehabilitation of individuals with both spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;5(2):76-82.

Tate D, Findley T, Dijkers M, Novunaga AI, Karunas RB. Randomized clinical trial in medical rehabilitation research. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;78(5):486-99.

Watanabe T, Zafonte R, Lairson E. Traumatic brain injury associated with acute spinal cord injury: risk factors, evaluation, and outcomes. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;5(2):83-90.

Wulf G, McNevin N, Shea C, Wright D. How does the motor program view challenge the dynamical systems approach to understanding the learning of complex motor skills? Int J Sports Psychol. 1999;30:1-27.

Zafonte R, Benton G, Coplin W, Pangilian P. Traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury: pathophysiology and acute therapeutic strategies. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;5(2):21-40.

Zafonte R, Dijkers M. Medical and functional sequelae of spinal cord injury caused by violence: findings from the model systems. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 1999;4:36-50.

Zafonte R, Horn L. Clinical assessment of posttraumatic headaches. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 1999;14(1):22-33.

Zafonte R, Ricker J, Lombard L, Mann N, Black K. Does the requirement  of  a craniotomy predict outcome? A preliminary investigation. Brain Inj. 1999;13(1):31-38

Articles In Press

Black K, Zafonte R, Millis SR, et al. Sitting balance following brain injury: does it predict outcome? Brain Inj. (In press).

Donovan E, Seidel G, Cohen A. Painless aortic dissection presenting a high paraplegia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. (In press).

Duggan CH. God, if youÕre real and you hear me, send me a sign: DeweyÕs story of  living with spinal cord injury. J Religion Disabil Health. (In press).

Duggan CH and Dijkers M.  Quality of Life after spinal cord injury:  a qualitative study.  Rehabilitation Psychology (In press).

Hinderer KA, Hinderer SR. An Interactive model of enablement vs disablement: comparing system constraints and life role requirements to optimize function and prevent secondary impairments. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. (In press).

Hinderer SR, Hinderer KA. Research strategies for strong inferences in medical rehabilitation research. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. (In press).

Hinderer SR, Sellers CA. Health volunteers overseas. Rehabil Management. (In press).

Hodges EP, Lichtenberg PA, Youngblade L. The influence of medical burden, functional abilities, and demographic characteristics on depression in older medical patients. Adv Med Psychother. (In press).

Klompenhouwer P, Lysack C. The joint protection assessment: a reliability study. Am J Occup Ther. (In press).

Lichtenberg PA, Ross TP, Youngblade L, Vangel SJ. The normative studies research project test battery: detection of dementia in African American and Euro-American urban elderly patients. Clin Neuropsychol. (In press).

MacNeill SE, Lichtenberg PA. Predictors for functional outcome in older rehabilitation patients. Rehabil Psychol. (In press).

McNevin N, Coraci L, Schafer J. The Effect of partial unweighting on the gait of an adolescent with cerebral palsy: a case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. (In press).

McNevin N, Wulf G, Carlson C. Effects of attentional focus, self-control, and dyad training on motor learning: implications for rehabilitation. Phys Ther. (In press).

Wulf G, McNevin N, Fuchs T, Ritter F, Toole T. Attentional focus in complex skill learning. Res Q Exerc Sport.  (In press).

Zafonte R, Lysack C. Self-care independence after spinal cord injury: a one year follow-up. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. (In press).