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Timed Up & Go as a measure for longitudinal change in mobility after stroke ¿ Postural Stroke Study in Gothenburg (POSTGOT)
The objectives were to investigate the distribution-based responsiveness of the Timed Up & Go (TUG) during the first three months after a first event of stroke, to measure the longitudinal change in TUG time during the first year after stroke and to establish whether recovery in TUG time differs between different age groups. Methods: Ninety-one patients with first-ever stroke were assessed using the Timed Up & Go at the 1st week and at 3, 6 and 12 months after stroke. The non-parametric sign-test, the parametric t-test and a mixed model approach to linear regression for repeated measurements (Proc mixed) were used for the ...
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - May 9, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Carina PerssonAnna DanielssonKatharina SunnerhagenAnna Grimby-EkmanPer-Olof Hansson Source Type: research

Responsiveness of a modified version of the postural assessment scale for stroke patients and longitudinal change in postural control after stroke- Postural Stroke Study in Gothenburg (POSTGOT) -
Conclusions: The SwePASS is responsive to change. Postural control evaluated using the SwePASS showed an improvement during the first 6 months after stroke. The measurement property, in the form of responsiveness, shows that the SwePASS scoring method can be considered for use in rehabilitation when assessing postural control in patients after stroke, especially during the first 3 months.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 29, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Carina PerssonKatharina SunnerhagenAnna DanielssonAnna Grimby-EkmanPer-Olof Hansson Source Type: research

A robotic test of proprioception within the hemiparetic arm post-stroke
Conclusions: The proposed method uses robotic perturbations similar to those used in ongoing studies of motor function post-stroke. The approach is sensitive to small changes in the proprioceptive detection of hand motions. We expect this new robotic assessment will empower future studies to characterize how proprioceptive deficits compromise limb posture and movement control in stroke survivors.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - April 30, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Lucia SimoLior BotzerClaude GhezRobert Scheidt Source Type: research

Functional Principal Component Analysis as a new methodology for the analysis of the impact of two rehabilitation protocols in functional recovery after stroke
Conclusions: FPCA is a method which may be used to provide greater insight into the analysis of the rehabilitation process than that provided by conventional parametric methods. So, by using the whole curves as basic data parameters, subtle differences in the rehabilitation process can be found.FPCA represents a future aid for the fine analysis of similar physiotherapy techniques, when applied in subjects with a huge variability of functional recovery, as in the case of post-stroke patients.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - September 10, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: M Sánchez-SánchezJuan-Manuel Belda-LoisSilvia Mena-del HornoEnrique Viosca-HerreroBeatriz Gisbert-MorantCeledonia Igual-CamachoIgnacio Bermejo-Bosch Source Type: research

Changes in activation timing of knee and ankle extensors during gait are related to changes in heteronymous spinal pathways after stroke
Conclusions: Increased co-activation of knee and ankle extensors during gait is related to changes in intersegmental facilitative pathways linking quadriceps to soleus on the paretic side in stroke individuals. Malfunction of intersegmental pathways could contribute to abnormal timing of leg extensors during the stance phase of gait in hemiparetic individuals.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - October 24, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Joseph-Omer DyerEric MaupasSibele de Andrade MeloDaniel BourbonnaisSylvie NadeauRobert Forget Source Type: research

True functional ability of chronic stroke patients
Conclusion: Through conventional evaluation methods it would appear that the chronic stroke participants had made significant functional gains relatively to a control group many years post-stroke. It was shown that the type of evaluation used is essential to identifying group differences. Thus, supplementary methods of evaluation are required to unmask the true functional ability of individuals many years post-stroke.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 13, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: William TippettLisa AlexanderMireille RizkallaLauren SergioSandra Black Source Type: research

Altered steering strategies for goal-directed locomotion in stroke
Conclusions: The findings highlight the fine coordination between rotational and translational steering mechanisms in presence of targets and FOE shifts. The altered performance of stroke participants in walking but not in the seated steering task suggests that an altered perceptuo-motor processing of optic flow is not a main contributing factor and that other stroke-related sensorimotor deficits are involved.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - July 22, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Ala¿ AburubAnouk Lamontagne Source Type: research

Impaired corrective responses to postural perturbations of the arm in individuals with subacute stroke
Conclusions: This study used a simple postural perturbation task to highlight that subjects with stroke commonly have difficulties responding to mechanical disturbances that may have important implications for their ability to perform daily activities.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 20, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Teige BourkeAngela CoderreStephen BaggSean DukelowKathleen NormanStephen Scott Source Type: research

Comprehensive neuromechanical assessment in stroke patients: reliability and responsiveness of a protocol to measure neural and non-neural wrist properties
Conclusions: Passive, active and reflexive parameters can be assessed with high reliability in post-stroke patients. Parameters were responsive to clinical status. The next step is longitudinal measurement of passive, active and reflexive parameters to establish their predictive value for functional outcome after stroke.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - March 13, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Hanneke van der KrogtAsbjorn KlompJurriaan de GrootErwin de VlugtFrans van der HelmCarel MeskersJ Arendzen Source Type: research

The H2 robotic exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation after stroke: early findings from a clinical study
Conclusions: The developed exoskeleton enables longitudinal overground training of walking in hemiparetic patients after stroke. The system is robust and safe when applied to assist a stroke patient performing an overground walking task. Such device opens the opportunity to study means to optimize a rehabilitation treatment that can be customized for individuals.Trial registration: This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02114450).
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - June 17, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Magdo BortoleAnusha VenkatakrishnanFangshi ZhuJuan MorenoGerard FranciscoJose PonsJose Contreras-Vidal Source Type: research

Myoelectrically controlled wrist robot for stroke rehabilitation
Conclusions: These results indicate that robot-aided therapy with voluntary participation of patient's paretic motor system using myoelectric control might have positive effect on upper limb motor recovery.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - June 10, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Rong SongKai-yu TongXiaoling HuWei Zhou Source Type: research

Remote vibrotactile noise improves light touch sensation in stroke survivors' fingertips via stochastic resonance
This study determined if remote application of subthreshold vibrotactile noise (away from the fingertips) improves fingertip tactile sensation with potential to enhance dexterity for stroke survivors. Methods: Index finger and thumb pad sensation was measured for ten stroke survivors with fingertip sensory deficit using the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament and Two-Point Discrimination Tests. Sensation scores were measured with noise applied at one of three intensities (40%, 60%, 80% of the sensory threshold) to one of four locations of the paretic upper extremity (dorsal hand proximal to the index finger knuckle, dorsal hand ...
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - October 11, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Leah EndersPilwon HurMichelle JohnsonNa Jin Seo Source Type: research

Clinimetric properties of a novel feedback device for assessing gait parameters in stroke survivors
Conclusion: This study demonstrated good criterion validity and test-retest-reliability of FESTA for measuring specific gait parameters in chronic stroke patients. FESTA is a valid and reliable tool for capturing walking activity measurements in stroke, and has applicability to both clinical practice and research.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - March 5, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Michiel PuntBelinda van AlphenIngrid van de PortJaap van DieënKathleen MichaelJacqueline OutermansHarriet Wittink Source Type: research

Assessment of biofeedback rehabilitation in post-stroke patients combining fMRI and gait analysis: a case study
Conclusions: Our findings showed that this methodology allows evaluation of the relationship between alterations in gait and brain activation of a post-stroke patient. Such methodology, if applied on a larger sample subjects, could provide information about the specific motor area involved in a rehabilitation treatment.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - April 9, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Silvia Del DinAlessandra BertoldoZimi SawachaJohanna JonsdottirMarco RabuffettiClaudio CobelliMaurizio Ferrarin Source Type: research

Effects of upper limb robot-assisted therapy on motor recovery in subacute stroke patients
Background and purpose: There is little evidence available on the use of robot-assisted therapy in subacute stroke patients. A randomized controlled trial was carried out to evaluate the short-time efficacy of intensive robot-assisted therapy compared to usual physical therapy performed in the early phase after stroke onset. Methods: Fifty-three subacute stroke patients at their first-ever stroke were enrolled 30 +/- 7 days after the acute event and randomized into two groups, both exposed to standard therapy. Additional 30 sessions of robot-assisted therapy were provided to the Experimental Group. Additional 30 sessions o...
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - June 19, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Patrizio SaleMarco FranceschiniStefano MazzoleniEnzo PalmaMaurizio AgostiFederico Posteraro Source Type: research