Characteristics of Stroke Patients With and Without Cold

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  • Graham P. Mulley
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Background and Purpose Vasomotor changes occur in the arm after hemiplegic stroke. Previous studies have provided conflicting results, with most showing an increase in skin temperature of the hemiplegic arm. However, a number of patients complain of distressing coldness of the hemiplegic arm. Methods Eleven patients with symptomatic coldness and 10 patients with hemiplegia but no coldness were recruited. The severity of the symptom of coldness was compared by questionnaire with other common symptoms after stroke. A thermographic camera was used to record the finger skin temperature response to cold stress. Blood flow to both hands was also measured simultaneously by means of two plethysmographs. In all patients there were no symptoms in the unaffected arm, and this was used as a control. Results The symptom of coldness rated highly compared with other symptoms. In the symptomatic group the finger

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تاریخ انتشار 2005