Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Bell's palsy (BP) is the most frequent form of peripheral palsy of the facial nerve. Prognosis for recovery is good for most patients; in the remaining cases, different grades of residual impairment persist. Physical therapy, in association with drug administration, aims to improve outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of early physical therapy in association with standard drug administration versus pharmacological therapy only, in terms of time to maximum gains and grade of recovery of function, and to examine who will most benefit from rehabilitation. METHODS:From June 2008 to May 2010, 232 individuals were evaluated. The 87 patients meeting the eligibility criteria were randomly assigned to the experimental group (prednisone and valacyclovir plus physical therapy, n = 39) or the control group (pharmacological therapy, n = 48) within 10 days of onset. Intention-to-treat analyses were done. RESULTS:The physical therapy had a significant effect on grade (P = .038) and time (P = .044) to recovery only in patients presenting with severe facial palsy (House-Brackmann [HB] grade V/VI). No significant differences were found between the study and control groups for outcome of synkinesis. CONCLUSION:Physical therapy appears to be effective only in the more severe BP (baseline HB grade V/VI), whereas less severe BP (baseline HB grade IV) results in complete spontaneous recovery, regardless of physical therapy.
journal_name
Neurorehabil Neural Repairjournal_title
Neurorehabilitation and neural repairauthors
Nicastri M,Mancini P,De Seta D,Bertoli G,Prosperini L,Toni D,Inghilleri M,Filipo Rdoi
10.1177/1545968313481280subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-07-01 00:00:00pages
542-51issue
6eissn
1545-9683issn
1552-6844pii
1545968313481280journal_volume
27pub_type
杂志文章,随机对照试验abstract:BACKGROUND:Functional electrical stimulation (FES) allows active exercises in stroke patients with upper extremity paralysis. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of motor training with FES on motor recovery in acute and subacute stroke patients with severe to complete arm and/or hand paralysis. METHODS:For this pilot...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1177/1545968308324548
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) has been used in rehabilitation studies of chronic stroke patients, but until now its psychometric properties have not been evaluated in patients with subacute stroke. Two hundred twenty-nine participants with subacute stroke (3-9 months postinjury) at 7 research sites met inclusion...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968305276663
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Background. High-intensity repetitive training is challenging to provide poststroke. Robotic approaches can facilitate such training by unweighting the limb and/or by improving trajectory control, but the extent to which these types of assistance are necessary is not known. Objective. The purpose of this study was to ...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968319887685
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to establish the minimal detectable change (MDC) and clinically important differences (CIDs) of the physical domains of the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) and to assess the proportions of patients' change scores exceeding the MDC and CIDs after stroke rehabilitation. METHODS:Seventy...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1177/1545968309356295
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Stroke patients with a low memory self-efficacy (MSE) report more memory complaints than patients with a high MSE. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a memory-training program on MSE in the chronic phase after stroke and to identify which patients benefit most from the MSE training...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1177/1545968312455222
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Background. Concussions affect nearly 3 million people a year and are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury-related emergency department visits among youth. Evidence shows neuromotor regions are sensitive to concussive events and that motor symptoms may be the earliest clinical manifestations of neurodegenerativ...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968320943578
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Functional neuroimaging studies show adaptive changes in areas adjacent and distant from the stroke. This longitudinal study assessed whether changes in cortical excitability in affected and unaffected motor areas after acute stroke correlates with functional and motor recovery. METHODS:We studied 13 patien...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968307313505
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Although functional imaging and neurophysiological approaches reveal alterations in motor and premotor areas after stroke, insights into neurobiological events underlying these alterations are limited in human studies. OBJECTIVE:We tested whether cerebral metabolites related to neuronal and glial compartmen...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968312469835
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is a need to identify reliable biomarkers of spinal cord injury recovery for clinical practice and clinical trials. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to correlate serum albumin levels with spinal cord injury neurological outcomes. METHODS:We performed a secondary analysis of patients with traumatic spinal ...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968317746781
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Long-term use of a foot-drop stimulator applying functional electrical stimulation (FES) to the common peroneal nerve improves walking performance even when the stimulator is off. This "therapeutic" effect might result from neuroplastic changes. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of long-term use of a foot-d...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968309349939
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Predicting walking outcomes poststroke is a challenge for clinicians. OBJECTIVE:To identify the extent to which exercise dose (repetitions of leg movements) in the first week of a comprehensive stroke unit stay predicts discharge mobility. METHODS:A cohort study was conducted on 200 consecutive people admi...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968312439628
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Background and Purpose. Patients with chronic stroke may benefit from continuing rehabilitation training after hospital discharge. This study examined whether caregiver-mediated, home-based intervention (CHI) could improve physical functioning and social participation in these patients. Methods. A single-blind, random...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1177/1545968314532030
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objectives. Memory training in combination with practice in semantic structuring and word fluency has been shown to improve memory performance. This study investigated the efficacy of a working memory training combined with exercises in semantic structuring and word fluency and examined whether training effects genera...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1177/1545968314527352
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The question of the best therapeutic window in which noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) could potentiate the plastic changes for motor recovery after a stroke is still unresolved. Most of the previous NIBS studies included patients in the chronic phase of recovery and very few in the subacute...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968314565465
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Several pilot studies have evoked interest in robot-assisted therapy (RAT) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of RAT in children with CP through a single-blind randomized controlled trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixteen children with CP were randomized into 2 groups. ...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1177/1545968314541172
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The assessment of rehabilitation efficacy in spinal cord injury (SCI) should be based on a combination of neurological and functional outcome measures. The Spinal Cord Independence Measure II (SCIM II) is an independence scale that was specifically developed for subjects with SCI. However, little is known ab...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1177/1545968307306240
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In hemiplegic gait, step length typically differs in magnitude between paretic and nonparetic sides. However, the direction of step-length asymmetry varies across stroke patients. OBJECTIVE:The study sought to understand directional variations in step-length asymmetry in terms of asymmetries in forward foot...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968310380687
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Motor Status Scale (MSS) measures shoulder, elbow (maximum score = 40), wrist, hand, and finger movements (maximum score = 42), and expands the measurement of upper extremity impairment and disability provided by the Fugl-Meyer (FM) score. This work examines the interrater reliability and criterion validity of the...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1177/154596830201600306
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Damage to the callosal motor fibers (CMFs) may affect motor recovery in patients with stroke. However, whether the severity of CMF impairment varies with lesion locations remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:To investigate (1) whether CMF impairment occurs after stroke and whether the impairment varies with lesion lo...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968318779730
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Background. Stroke is one of the most common causes of physical disability worldwide. The majority of survivors experience impairment of movement, often with lasting deficits affecting hand dexterity. To date, conventional rehabilitation primarily focuses on training compensatory maneuvers emphasizing goal completion ...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968320939563
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Contradictory results have been reported for transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as treatment for tinnitus. The recently developed high-definition tDCS (HD tDCS) uses smaller electrodes to limit the excitation to the desired brain areas. OBJECTIVE:The current study consisted of a retrospective pa...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968318787916
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Music listening conveys beneficial effects on cognitive processes in both normal and pathologic cerebral functioning. Surprisingly, no quantitative study has evaluated the potential effects of music on cognition and consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present ...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968314565464
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Step length asymmetry (SLA) is a common hallmark of gait poststroke. Though conventionally viewed as a spatial deficit, SLA can result from differences in where the feet are placed relative to the body (step position strategy), the timing between foot strikes (step time strategy), or the velocity of the body...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968314567149
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The goal of the present study was to examine factors affecting motor impairment and recovery in a primate model of cortical infarction. Microelectrode stimulation techniques were used to delineate the hand representation in the primary motor cortex (M1). Microinfarcts affecting approximately 30% of the hand representa...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/154596830001400406
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Physical rehabilitation programs can lead to improvements in mobility in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). OBJECTIVE:To identify which rehabilitation program elements are employed in real life and how they might affect mobility improvement in PwMS. METHODS:Participants were divided into improved and n...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1177/1545968319834893
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A randomized clinical has shown the effectiveness of intramuscular electrical stimulation for the treatment of poststroke shoulder pain. OBJECTIVE:Identify predictors of treatment success and assess the impact of the strongest predictor on outcomes. METHOD:This is a secondary analysis of a multisite random...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1177/1545968306298412
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is growing interest in the use of D-amphetamine (D-AMPH) as a pharmacological treatment to supplement rehabilitative therapy following stroke. Based on the success of earlier animal models, several clinical studies have demonstrated beneficial effects of applying physical rehabilitation while stroke pa...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968306290773
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Individuals with unilateral vestibular hypofunction (UVH) alter their movement and reduce mobility to try to stabilize their gaze and avoid symptoms of dizziness and vertigo. OBJECTIVE:To determine if individuals with UVH 6 weeks after surgery demonstrate altered head and trunk kinematics during community a...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968318770271
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Environmental enrichment (EE) is a complex living milieu that has been shown to enhance functional recovery versus standard (STD) housing after experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI) and therefore may be considered a rodent correlate of rehabilitation. However, the typical EE paradigm consists of continuo...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1545968310390520
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objective. Stroke recovery is a multidimensional process influenced by biological and psychosocial factors. To understand the latter, we mapped the social networks of stroke patients, analyzing their changes and effects on physical function at 3 and 6 months after stroke. Methods. We used a quantitative social network...
journal_title:Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1177/1545968319872994
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00