Fig 1.
3-Dimensional rendering of the head protection prototype device (HPPD).
The rendering excludes the cranium model and the elastic fabric bands. Grey represents HPPD. Beige represents cutaneous model. (Image courtesy of AuMed, Singapore). Anterior (left image), Right lateral (centre image), Top (right image).
Fig 2.
Subject recruitment flow diagram.
Table 1.
Baseline individual demographic, clinical and HPPD characteristics (N = 10).
Table 2.
Summary of baseline demographic, clinical and HPPD characteristics.
Table 3.
Changes in total, motor and cognitive FIM between admission and discharge.
Fig 3.
Subject pre and post head protection prototype device (HPPD) fitting showing anterior (left) and right lateral (right) views.
Fig 4.
Individual and group wearing time (hours/day) by time point (weeks).
Subjects 1,4,5,6,7,8,9 completed 8 weeks FU. Subject 2 dropped out at week 4 FU. Subjects 3, 10 received cranioplasties prior to week 8 FU. Subject 5, who was institutionalized after week 2 FU had no assistance to don HPPD. The average wearing time was computed based on complete data available (N = 6).
Fig 5.
Individual and group cosmesis rating (0–10) by time point (weeks).
Subjects 1,4,5,6,7,8,9 completed 8 weeks FU. Subject 2 dropped out at week 4 FU. Subjects 3, 10 received cranioplasties prior to week 8 FU. Subject 5, institutionalized after week 2 FU had no assistance to don HPPD. The average wearing time was computed based on complete data available (N = 6).
Table 4.
Summary of types and number of reported adverse events (N = 10).