Response to intensive upper extremity therapy by individuals with ataxia from stroke.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have been conducted on the changes in the balance capabilities of stroke patients. However, results regarding the effects of dual-task activities on postural control in these patients have been variable. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of a short-term memory task on the sway characteristics o...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Mehdizadeh H,Taghizadeh G,Ghomashchi H,Parnianpour M,Khalaf K,Salehi R,Esteki A,Ebrahimi I,Sangelaji B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with stroke commonly have serious sequelae requiring long-term medical treatment. They often experience distress, and thus improving quality of life (QOL) has been considered a therapeutic objective in addition to prolonging the patient's life. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyze the impa...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Beinotti F,Christofoletti G,Correia N,Borges G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate current evidence of the effectiveness of botulinum toxin (BTX) injection for lower limbs spasticity after stroke. METHODS:Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations，Ovid MEDLINE(R), Ovid EMBASE, Web of Science, and PubMed (NLM) from database were searched inception through Week 2...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Wu T,Li JH,Song HX,Dong Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aphasia is a serious consequence of stroke but aphasics patients have been routinely excluded from participation in some areas of stroke research. OBJECTIVE:To assess the role of specific linguistic and non-verbal cognitive abilities on the short-term motor recovery of patients with aphasia due to first-eve...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Ginex V,Veronelli L,Vanacore N,Lacorte E,Monti A,Corbo M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In developing a training program from standing to walking for a patient with a left parietal foot amputation and right hemiplegia, we found that the leg orthosis was effective in allowing the patient to regain the balancing ability when standing. The leg orthosis had practical effects on increasing walking distance. ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Ishii M,Yamanaka T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening tests for memory can be administered more quickly than standard tests of memory. They can be particularly useful with patients with acute medical illness or with the elderly who are unable to tolerate complex or lengthy memory testing, such as patients with acute stroke. However, screening measures for memor...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Johnson-Greene D,Touradji P,Emmerson LC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following is an attempt to consider how various ways of thinking about the aphasic condition influence how the problem is approached for rehabilitation. The fundamental theory of three popular, traditional approaches to assessment of aphasia are considered with particular regard to their consequential influence up...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Mitchum CC

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many people with mild disability after stroke are physically inactive despite the risk of recurrent stroke. A self-management program may be one strategy to increase physical activity in stroke survivors. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the feasibility of a self-management program, and determine whether self-mana...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Preston E,Dean CM,Ada L,Stanton R,Brauer S,Kuys S,Waddington G

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemiparesis is a common disabling consequence of stroke that leads to abnormal gait patterns marked by asymmetries in step length, stance, and swing phases. Asymmetric gait patterns are correlated with decreased gait velocity and increased susceptibility to falls that can lead to serious injuries and hospita...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Huizenga D,Rashford L,Darcy B,Lundin E,Medas R,Shultz ST,DuBose E,Reed KB

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loss of skeletal muscle mass is one of the main reasons for disability in patients with stroke. However, lower leg muscle wasting has not been studied in acute stroke patients. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the changes in quadriceps muscle thickness in acute non-ambulatory stroke survivors. METHODS:A total of 1...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Nozoe M,Kanai M,Kubo H,Kitamura Y,Shimada S,Mase K

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demonstrating the treatment fidelity of an intervention is a key methodological requirement of any trial testing the impact of the intervention. PURPOSE:The purpose of this report was to serve as a model for evaluating treatment fidelity in stroke exercise intervention studies and to provide evidence for tr...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Resnick B,Michael K,Shaughnessy M,Nahm ES,Sorkin JD,Macko R

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article uses the medium of clinicians' comments and stories to explore their perceptions of therapeutic relationships and how these relationships come to a close at discharge from aphasia therapy. These narratives are drawn from a qualitative, grounded theory study carried out in South Australia and Northern Terr...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hersh D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Changes in the paretic-side metabolism post-stroke and quadriceps muscle mechanical properties favour muscle wasting, affecting postural instability and walking impairment. Further clarification is needed in subjects post-stroke who show limited or non-limited community ambulation. Objectives: To analyze b...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Sánchez-Sánchez ML,Ruescas-Nicolau MA,Carrasco JJ,Espí-López GV,Pérez-Alenda S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is a widely recognized management technique for severe, disabling spasticity in individuals with cerebral palsy and spinal and brain injuries. Its utility in the stroke population has only been recognized recently. Unlike the aforementioned patient populations, many stroke survivors ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Francisco GE

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired balance and weak muscle strength are common deficits associated with stroke. Limited research has examined the relationship between balance and strength in people post-stroke. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between balance and muscular strength in people post-stroke. METHODS:A total of 1...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Wagatsuma M,Kim T,Sitagata P,Lee E,Vrongistinos K,Jung T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Participation which entails involvement in life situations and represents a higher level of functioning can be severely restricted after a stroke. This study investigated the impact of social support on participation of stroke survivors in Nigeria. METHODS:Ninety-six community-residing stroke survivors were...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Vincent-Onabajo GO,Ihaza LO,Usman Ali M,Ali Masta M,Majidadi R,Modu A,Umeonwuka C

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural control is an essential component to be considered in the rehabilitation of stroke survivors. This article attempts to provide the clinician with terminology and frameworks for classification in order to provide a more focused intervention. There is a comparison of some of the available assessments of impairm...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Fuller K,Huber L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke survivors experience functional loss in basic activities of daily living (ADLs) and in everyday community activities or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Historically there has been a greater focus by rehabilitation professionals on basic ADLs than on IADLs. PURPOSE:The purpose of this...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Roth EJ,Lovell L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article will explore the use of the term medical necessity as it relates to wheeled mobility. Health insurance will cover a wheelchair if it is determined that it is medically necessary for a particular client. There are many different types of health insurance, and no universal definition of medical necessity. Th...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Canning B

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of kinesiotaping as an adjuvant therapy to botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injection in lower extremity spasticity. METHODS:This is a single-center, randomized, and double-blind study. Twenty hemiplegic patients with spastic equinus foot were enrolled into the study and randomized into 2 group...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Karadag-Saygi E,Cubukcu-Aydoseli K,Kablan N,Ofluoglu D

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the compelled body weight shift (CBWS) therapy approach in the rehabilitation of individuals with chronic stroke. CBWS involves a forced shift of body weight toward a person's affected side by means of a shoe insert that establishes a lift of the nonaffec...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Aruin AS,Rao N,Sharma A,Chaudhuri G

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives This study assessed cognitive performance of subjects with aphasia during the acute stage of stroke and evaluated how such performance relates to recovery at 3 months. Materials & methods Patients with aphasia following a left hemisphere stroke were evaluated during the first (baseline) and the fourth-month...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Fonseca J,Raposo A,Martins IP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke is a chronic disease. Standardized assessment is essential in order to determine areas for treatment. Individuals with aphasia are often excluded from research, because it is believed that their language impairments may impact their ability to provide informed consent. Thus, right spatial neglect coul...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hreha K,Mulry C,Gross M,Jedziniak T,Gramas N,Ohevshalom L,Sheridan A,Szabo G,Davison C,Barrett AM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-stroke sitting balance is a known predictor of independence of gait after stroke. However, previous studies used only qualitative scales or measured static or dynamic sitting balance alone. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether quantitative parameters of sitting posturography at post-stroke 1 month can pre...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Lee HH,Lee JW,Kim BR,Jung HJ,Choi DH,Lee J

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Marriages are one of the most powerful predictors of health and longevity, yet research in stroke has focused separately on survivors' experience of impairments and how spouses deal with caregiving. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this constructivist grounded theory study was to understand the key themes related ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Anderson S,Keating NC,Wilson DM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Motor imagery (MI) consists of the mental simulation of repetitive movements with the intention of promoting the learning of a motor skill. It seems to be an additional useful tool for motor-based therapy to potentiate the rehabilitation of the upper limb function of post-stroke individuals. Objective. To ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Machado TC,Carregosa AA,Santos MS,Ribeiro NMDS,Melo A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Visual field defects due to hemi- or quadrantanopia after stroke represent an under-recognized neurological symptom with inefficient instruments for neurorehabilitation to date. We here examined the effects of training in a virtual reality (VR) supermarket on cognitive functions, depressive symptoms, and sub...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Dehn LB,Piefke M,Toepper M,Kohsik A,Rogalewski A,Dyck E,Botsch M,Schäbitz WR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the percentage of persons with stroke resuming therapy within 4 weeks of inpatient rehabilitation discharge, to compare the characteristics of those who did and did not resume therapy, and to determine the predictors of resuming physical (PT), occupational (OT), and speech (ST) therapy. METHOD:Soci...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Ostwald SK,Godwin KM,Cheong H,Cron SG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was carried out to quantify the degree of cognitive impairment and the extent of speech, language, and swallowing problems in a representative cohort of Swahili-speaking people with stroke in Tanzania. METHODS:A case-control design was used, comparing people with and without stroke on a screening...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Miller N,Gray WK,Howitt SC,Jusabani A,Swai M,Mugusi F,Jones MP,Walker RW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation may not only be the consequence of brain infarction but it may also contribute to ischemic damage. However, the role of inflammatory markers in predicting functional outcome in stroke remains controversial. OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to evaluate the predictive value of admission high-se...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Ozkan AK,Yemisci OU,Saracgil Cosar SN,Oztop P,Turhan N

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00