Quantification of Upper Limb Motor Recovery and EEG Power Changes after Robot-Assisted Bilateral Arm Training in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bilateral arm training (BAT) has shown promise in expediting progress toward upper limb recovery in chronic stroke patients, but its neural correlates are poorly understood.

Objective

To evaluate changes in upper limb function and EEG power after a robot-assisted BAT in chronic stroke patients.

Methods

In a within-subject design, seven right-handed chronic stroke patients with upper limb paresis received 21 sessions (3 days/week) of the robot-assisted BAT. The outcomes were changes in score on the upper limb section of the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FM), Motricity Index (MI), and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) evaluated at the baseline (T₀), posttraining (T₁), and 1-month follow-up (T₂). Event-related desynchronization/synchroniz

SUBMITTER: Gandolfi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5892248 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature