Time Course and Mechanisms Underlying Standing Balance Recovery Early After Stroke: Design of a Prospective Cohort Study With Repeated Measurements.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although most stroke survivors show some spontaneous neurological recovery from motor impairments of the most-affected leg, the contribution of this leg to standing balance control remains often poor. Consequently, it is unclear how spontaneous processes of neurological recovery contributes to early improvements in standing balance.

Objective

We aim to investigate (1) the time course of recovery of quiet stance balance control in the first 12 weeks poststroke and (2) how clinically observed improvements of lower limb motor impairments longitudinally relate to this limb's relative contribution to balance control.

Methods and analysis

In this prospective longitudinal study, a cohort of 60 adults will be recruited within the first 3 weeks after a first-ever

SUBMITTER: Schroder J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8899509 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature