Motor recovery following stroke: a basis for evaluation
| Autor: | N. F. Horgan, A. M. Finn |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Stroke patient medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention Hemiplegia Physical medicine and rehabilitation Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Stroke Physical Therapy Modalities Aged Acute stroke Aged 80 and over Rehabilitation Health professionals business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Cerebrovascular Disorders Treatment Outcome Motor Skills Physical therapy Female Motor recovery business Stroke recovery |
| Zdroj: | Disability and Rehabilitation. 19:64-70 |
| ISSN: | 1464-5165 0963-8288 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/09638289709166829 |
| Popis: | Health professionals devote much time to the treatment of stroke patients yet little is known about the extent to which recovery is influenced, and the effectiveness of rehabilitation methods continues to be a much-debated subject. The aim of this study was to identify whether changes in the motor recovery of 42 acute stroke patients could be detected by qualitatively scoring 25 items of functional mobility over a 14-week period. The results of the study identified that this method was sensitive in detecting weekly changes in early motor recovery. Three recovery groups were identified, and within each group it was possible to describe important time periods in which patients demonstrated varied rates of recovery. A qualitative and objective measure of stroke recovery could provide a basis for evaluating patient progress and the outcome of therapeutic interventions. |
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