Handwriting performance versus arm forward reach and grasp abilities among post-stroke patients, a case-control study.

CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the clinical observation that dexterity skills are more damaged than are arm forward reach after a stroke. However, these differences in motor performance were not significant in mildly disabled patients, demonstrating the feasibility of handwriting rehabilitation in these patients. Therefore, we modestly recommend focusing on handwriting rehabilitation of the hemiparetic upper extremity in mildly impaired patients after a stroke. PMID: 27223335 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - May 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Israely S, Carmeli E Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research