Reports on the medical care requirements for stroke patients according to guidelines by the US Agency for Health Care Policy & Research (AHCPR). Role of the physicians in preventing complicat...
Such motor impairment may lead to abnormal grasping postures with the paretic hand that may hinder the ability to effectively utilize sensory feedback to inform the sense of effort and sensorimotor memory. Further, neuromuscular deficiencies observed in individuals with stroke such as the delayed moto...
However, in stroke, it may be possible to have disabling cognitive problems but retain memory [9]. One of the main questions in the relationship between stroke and dementia occurring after the cerebrovascular event is whether the stroke causes the cognitive deterioration, contributes to it, or ...
The post-stroke rehab process can be challenging for many. Robotic solutions such as Hand of Hope can make life easier for patients though. This is an
Rehabilitation treatments and services are essential for the recovery of post-stroke patients’ functions; however, the increasing number of available therapies and the lack of consensus among outcome measures compromises the possibility to determine an appropriate level of evidence. Machine learning techniq...
Recent researches about games for post-stroke rehabilitation have been increasing, focusing in upper limb, lower limb and balance situations, and showing good experiences and results. With this in mind, this paper presents Motion Rehab AVE 3D, a serious game for post-stroke rehabilitation of patien...
Questionnaire studies suggest that stroke patients experience sustained problems with sleep and daytime sleepiness, but physiological sleep studies focussing specifically on the chronic phase of stroke are lacking. Here we report for the first time physiological data of sleep and daytime sleepiness obtained...
a14 stroke patients an average of 4.4 months post stroke were randomized to receive one of three treatments: 1) modified constraint-induced therapy (mCIT): 30 min each of physical and occupational therapy 3x per week for 10 weeks + mCIT program, 2) traditional rehab (TR) :30 min each of...
The first month of post-stroke rehabilitation is the most effective period for recovery. Movement imagination, known as motor imagery, in combination with virtual reality may provide a way for stroke patients with severe motor disabilities to begin rehabilitation. Methods The aim of this study is ...
Ankle-foot dysfunctions not only restrict the activities of daily living of patients with post-stroke but also cause common and serious secondary injuries, such as falls, cranial injury, fractures, joint damage, and even death [1,2]. Ankle-foot dysfunction is an important key point in post-st...