Impairments of the ipsilesional upper-extremity in the first 6-months post-stroke

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ipsilesional motor impairments of the arm are common after stroke. Previous studies have suggested that severity of contralesional arm impairment and/or hemisphere of lesion may predict the severity of ipsilesional arm impairments. Historically, these impairments have been assessed using clinical scales, which are less sensitive than robot-based measures of sensorimotor performance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to characterize progression of ipsilesional arm motor impairments using a robot-based assessment of motor function over the first 6-months post-stroke and quantify their relationship to (1) contralesional arm impairment severity and (2) stroke-lesioned hemisphere.

Methods

A total of 106 participants with first-time, unilateral stroke comple

SUBMITTER: Smith D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424459 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature