The impact of lesion side on bilateral upper limb coordination after stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A stroke frequently results in impaired performance of activities of daily life. Many of these are highly dependent on effective coordination between the two arms. In the context of bimanual movements, cyclic rhythmical bilateral arm coordination patterns can be classified into two fundamental modes: in-phase (bilateral homologous muscles contract simultaneously) and anti-phase (bilateral muscles contract alternately) movements. We aimed to investigate how patients with left (LHS) and right (RHS) hemispheric stroke are differentially affected in both individual-limb control and inter-limb coordination during bilateral movements.

Methods

We used kinematic measurements to assess bilateral coordination abilities of 18 chronic hemiparetic stroke patients (9 LHS; 9 RHS

SUBMITTER: Shih PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10717693 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature