Baseline Predictors of Response to Repetitive Task Practice in Chronic Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Repetitive task practice reduces mean upper extremity motor impairment in populations of patients with chronic stroke, but individual response is highly variable. A method to predict meaningful reduction in impairment in response to training based on biomarkers and other data collected prior to an intervention is needed to establish realistic rehabilitation goals and to effectively allocate resources.

Objectives

To identify prognostic factors and better understand the biological substrate for reductions in arm impairment in response to repetitive task practice among patients with chronic (≥6 months) post-stroke hemiparesis.

Methods

The intervention is a form of repetitive task practice using a combination of robot-assisted therapy and function

SUBMITTER: Dimyan MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197874 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature