Hypothesis-Driven Treatment of Naming Deficits.

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：:Good end-of-life care requires that clinicians, families, and ethicists be aware of biases that influence patient cases, particularly in the acute care setting where the aim is primarily cure and return to optimal functional level. Persons with disabilities may pose unique challenges; their potential for quality of li...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Robinson EM,Phipps M,Purtilo RB,Tsoumas A,Hamel-Nardozzi M

更新日期：2006-10-01 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 purpose of this article is to present the Kinesio taping method used to improve the upper extremity function in the adult with hemiplegia. The article discusses various therapeutic methods used in the treatment of stroke patients to achieve a functional upper extremity. The only taping technique for various upper ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Jaraczewska E,Long C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke presents with heterogeneous recovery periods, severity, and manifestation of deficits, all of which may adversely impact fitness-to-drive. Little is known about the association between site of lesion and driving performance after stroke. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between site of stroke...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Devos H,Verheyden G,Van Gils A,Tant M,Akinwuntan AE

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Spasticity poststroke leads to muscle weakness and soft tissue contracture, however, it is not clear how muscle properties change due this motor neural disorder. The purpose was to compare medial gastrocnemius muscle architecture and mechanical properties of the plantarflexor muscles between stroke survivors ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Dias CP,Freire B,Goulart NB,Onzi ES,Becker J,Gomes I,Arampatzis A,Vaz MA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This descriptive study examined problems and successes that a sample of 73 adult caregivers new to the role expressed in the first year of caring for stroke survivors. Data were collected from May 2002 to December 2005. METHOD:Bimonthly, trained telephone interviewers asked the participants open-ended question...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Pierce LL,Steiner V,Govoni A,Thompson TC,Friedemann ML

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：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：PURPOSE:This study evaluated the impact of an educational intervention that integrates concepts of a community re-engagement framework (CR) and interprofessional collaboration (IPC) on health care providers' (HCP) practice with persons living with stroke (PLS). METHOD:A mixed-methods design was used in which HCPs (n =...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Cheung D,McKellar J,Parsons J,Lowe M,Willems J,Heus L,Reeves S

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated whether or not individuals with ataxia from stroke improve their upper extremity motor function with intense motor practice. METHOD:Three individuals with ataxia from chronic stroke completed modified constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) protocols. Stroke Participants 1 and 2 co...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Richards L,Senesac C,McGuirk T,Woodbury M,Howland D,Davis S,Patterson T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rehabilitation for hemiparesis, one of the goals of an occupational therapist is to practice upper extremity tasks with the recovering individual. The practice is intended to strengthen muscles and refine movements. It also provides examples for the recovering body and brain as they attempt to reestablish the now d...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Stevens JA,Stoykov ME

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study made by The Stroke and Aphasia Federation Finland, a little less than a quarter of the aphasic patients and their families could not cope with the change in their life caused by stroke. Patients' and families' functionality decreased, and their social contacts either decreased or ended. These were the facto...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Salonen T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poststroke somatosensory impairment is prevalent, yet commonly used clinical measures lack the sensitivity needed to quantify impairment and detect change due to intervention. This selective review, prepared and presented as a part of the I-Treat Conference (June 22, 2013, Columbus, Ohio), discusses the prevalence of ...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Borstad AL,Nichols-Larsen DS

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:The effects of whole body vibration (WBV) on chronic stroke (CS) patients have been investigated by some previous studies. However, controversy still exists. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this meta-analysis was to review existing studies that assess the effects of WBV training on CS patients. METHODS:We searc...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Lu J,Xu G,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 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

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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Studies suggest that family caregiver well-being (ie, depressive symptoms and life satisfaction) may affect stroke survivor depressive symptoms. We used mediation analysis to assess whether caregiver well-being might be a factor explaining stroke survivor depressive symptoms, after controlling fo...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Grant JS,Clay OJ,Keltner NL,Haley WE,Wadley VG,Perkins MM,Roth DL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fast treadmill walking combined with functional electrical stimulation to ankle muscles (FastFES) is a well-studied gait intervention that improves post-stroke walking function. Although individualized verbal feedback is commonly incorporated during clinical gait training, and a variable practice structure i...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Rendos NK,Zajac-Cox L,Thomas R,Sato S,Eicholtz S,Kesar TM

更新日期：2020-09-18 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: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：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：:Purpose To use a mixed method design to evaluate how clinicians judge falls in stroke patients as a beneficial event, and to identify patient-specific characteristics associated with beneficial falls. Methods The definition of beneficial falls was based on interviews with six experienced clinicians in stroke rehabilit...

journal_title：Topics in stroke rehabilitation

authors： Watabe T,Suzuki H,Konuki Y,Aoki K,Nagashima J,Sako R

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00