Effects of Unilateral Upper Limb Training in Two Distinct Prognostic Groups Early After Stroke: The EXPLICIT-Stroke Randomized Clinical Trial

Conclusions. Three weeks of early mCIMT is superior to usual care in terms of regaining upper limb capacity in patients with a favorable prognosis; 3 weeks of EMG-NMS in patients with an unfavorable prognosis is not beneficial. Despite meaningful improvements in upper limb capacity, no evidence was found that the time-dependent neurological improvements early poststroke are significantly influenced by either mCIMT or EMG-NMS.

Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - September 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kwakkel, G., Winters, C., van Wegen, E. E. H., Nijland, R. H. M., van Kuijk, A. A. A., Visser-Meily, A., de Groot, J., de Vlugt, E., Arendzen, J. H., Geurts, A. C. H., Meskers, C. G. M., on behalf of the EXPLICIT-Stroke Consortium Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research