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Mirror therapy for involuntary movement due to chronic thalamic hemorrhage: a case report.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Some stroke survivors suffer from involuntary movement, which often disturbs upper-limb function, but there are few effective modality options. CASE REPORT: A 70-year-old man presented with persisting right-upper-limb hemiballism due to left thalamic hemorrhage 10 years before. We provided inpatient rehabilitation, including repetitive-facilitative exercise and task-related training, and prescribed clonazepam from day 5 after admission. However, the affected upper limb showed no significant change and remained nonfunctional. When we introduced mirror therapy (MT) to the rehabilitation pro...
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - May 12, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Miura S, Ueno M, Miyata R, Maniwa E, Etoh S, Shimodozono M Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research