Survivors of Chronic Stroke Experience Continued Impairment of Dexterity But Not Strength in the Nonparetic Upper Limb.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the performance of the less affected upper limb in people with stroke compared with normative values. To examine less affected upper limb function in those whose prestroke dominant limb became paretic and those whose prestroke nondominant limb became paretic.

Design

Cohort study of survivors of chronic stroke (7.2±6.7y post incident).

Setting

The study was performed at a freestanding academic rehabilitation hospital.

Participants

Survivors of chronic stroke (N=40) with severe hand impairment (Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment rating of 2-3 on Stage of Hand) participated in the study. In 20 participants the prestroke dominant hand (DH) was tested (nondominant hand [NH] affected by stroke), and in 20 participants the prestroke NH was tes

SUBMITTER: Barry AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7311247 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature