Modified Berg Balance Scale: making assessment appropriate for people with aphasia.

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. 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：:Although reported frequencies vary due to study design, patient characteristics, and method of ascertainment, dysphagia is a commonly encountered morbidity after stroke. Consequently, speech-language pathologists' clinical caseloads are heavily populated with individuals with poststroke dysphagia. The body of knowledg...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Tippett DC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is the leading cause of disability in older Americans. Each year 750,000 Americans suffer a stroke, two thirds of whom are left with neurological deficits that persistently impair function. Principal among them is hemiparetic gait that limits mobility and increases fall risk, promoting a sedentary lifestyle. Th...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Macko RF,Ivey FM,Forrester LW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A gap exists between best and actual management of poststroke unilateral spatial neglect (USN). Given the negative impact of USN on poststroke recovery, knowledge translation efforts are needed to optimize USN management. To date, no study has investigated the specific barriers and facilitators affecting USN...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Petzold A,Korner-Bitensky N,Salbach NM,Ahmed S,Menon A,Ogourtsova T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dynamic lycra splints are proposed to modify hypertonicity due to their characteristics - neutral warmth, circumferential pressure, and creating a low-intensity prolonged stretch on hypertonic muscles - to contribute to increased sensory awareness of the involved limb. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was t...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Giray E,Gencer Atalay K,Eren N,Gündüz OH,Karadag-Saygi E

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several reports have focused on the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) on spasticity with differing results. Most studies used modified Ashworth scale (MAS) for qualitative measurements, but the effect was small. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of WBV on spasticity in hemiplegic legs of patients with...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Miyara K,Matsumoto S,Uema T,Noma T,Ikeda K,Ohwatashi A,Kiyama R,Shimodozono M

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:The aims of this study were to document the readability of a stroke education brochure and to illustrate how the readability of this document might be improved. Readability analyses using three different formulas were conducted on a stroke education brochure from the Australian National Stroke Foundation. Consistent w...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Sullivan K,O'Conor F

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke onset causes disruption of family roles as caregiving tasks are assumed. The current study presents a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the problems of 123 older, spousal stroke caregivers. Problems were coded into 14 categories; frequencies of occurrence and difficulty were also analyzed. Differences in...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hartke RJ,King RB

更新日期：2002-04-01 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: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:Aerobic training can improve cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals after stroke. However, the effects of short-term and long-term detraining are not well known. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of short-term (1-month) and long-term (6-month) detraining on cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak) of individu...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Pereira AS,Aguiar LT,Quintino LF,de Brito SAF,Britto RR,Faria CDCM

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Providing appropriate and effective information to people with stroke and their families has been identified as a key component to successful practice. Researchers continue to focus on "lack of information" as being the lack of specific technical medical information rather than the communication of practical...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Anderson S,Marlett NJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of narrative discourse has been increasingly recognized as crucial to all partners involved in the rehabilitation process after acquired brain injury. Particularly within the family, narrative offers an experiential space for meaning-making. To better understand this joint meaning-making process, a narrative-...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Medved MI

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Background Post-stroke fatigue is common and disabling. Objectives The aim of NotFAST was to examine factors associated with fatigue in stroke survivors without depression, six months after stroke. Methods Participants were recruited from four UK stroke units. Those with high levels of depressive symptoms (score ≥7 on...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hawkins L,Lincoln NB,Sprigg N,Ward NS,Mistri A,Tyrrell P,Worthington E,Drummond A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CPRS I), is a complex of symptoms characterized by diffuse pain usually with associated swelling, vasomotor instability, and severe functional impairment of the affected extremity in stroke patients. Pain is a prominent feature and is often refractory to var...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Topcuoglu A,Gokkaya NK,Ucan H,Karakuş D

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In terms of integration of the paretic upper extremity in activities of daily living (ADLs), outcome is poor after stroke. Furthermore, amount of real-world arm use appears only weakly correlated with laboratory motor function scales. Therefore, amount of arm use may depend critically on the location, extent, and type...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Lum PS,Mulroy S,Amdur RL,Requejo P,Prilutsky BI,Dromerick AW

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:About one-third of adult stroke patients suffer from aphasia when they are discharged from hospital. Aphasia seems to be a negative predictive factor affecting post-stroke functional recovery after rehabilitation, but this association has been scarcely addressed in previous research. OBJECTIVES:We aim to ev...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： García-Rudolph A,García-Molina A,Cegarra B,Opisso E,Saurí J,Tormos JM,Bernabeu M

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the short-term effects of dry needling on spasticity, gait, and muscle architecture of patients with chronic stroke. Methods A case series study was designed; and six chronic stroke patients with ankle spasticity and gait impairment received a single session of dry ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hadi S,Khadijeh O,Hadian M,Niloofar AY,Olyaei G,Hossein B,Calvo S,Herrero P

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:This article describes an approach to treatment of agrammatic aphasic individuals' sentence production deficits. In this linguistic-specific sentence production treatment, sentences selected for treatment and the treatment itself are control led for their lexical and syntactic properties. Results derived from a series...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Thompson CK

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the efforts made by the city of Chicago to promote total access and full participation for people with disabilities. The process that the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) undertook to ensure that other city departments and sister agencies incorporated accessible program...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hanson D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stroke is the leading cause of disability. A need exists for an effective intervention to enhance upper extremity (UE) motor abilities and activities of daily living (ADL) performance. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this pilot study were to (1) determine the feasibility of adding Interactive Metronome (IM) t...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Hill V,Dunn L,Dunning K,Page SJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention deficits are common post stroke and result in poorer functional outcomes. This study examined the frequency of attention deficits after incident stroke and their correlates. METHOD:Attention of 94 stroke survivors was assessed using the Bells test, Trails Making Test A/B, 2.4- and 2.0-second trial...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Barker-Collo SL,Feigin VL,Lawes CM,Parag V,Senior H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated the physiological responses of stroke survivors to a 16-week program of moderate aerobic and anaerobic exercise. METHOD:Forty participants who were a minimum of 6 months post stroke underwent physiological testing over the course of 2 days that included a maximal VO(2) stress test, a Bi...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Carr M,Jones J

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Background A single nucleotide polymorphism, Val66Met, in the Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) gene has been studied for its role in recovery following stroke. Despite this work, the role of BDNF genotype on long-term recovery is unclear. Additionally, no study has examined its impact on functional mobility. A...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： French MA,Morton SM,Pohlig RT,Reisman DS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Education is a key component of post stroke care, but patients and carers often report dissatisfaction with information provided. A small number of studies have reported challenges surrounding the provision of information to this population, but patients' perspectives have not been explored in detail. The aim o...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Eames S,Hoffmann T,Worrall L,Read S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00