Background and Purpose—Evaluating the impact of new treatments requires the use of reliable, valid, and responsive outcome measures. However, given the wide range of instruments currently available, it is not always straightforward for healthcare professionals to select the most appropriate tool. In this review, we propose a potential approach to scale selection. Methods—In designing a new stud...

Abstract Background Virtual reality and arm cycling have been reported as effective treatments for improving upper limb motor recovery in patients with stroke. Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) can increase ipsilesional cortical excitability, has increasingly used However, few studies examined the augmented effect of iTBS on neurorehabilitation program. In this study, we investigated ...

Stroke is a major cause of death and disability. Inter ventions to limit tissue damage during the acute phase of stroke have resulted in some success. However, there is a need for further research on interventions to maximize recovery of function after acute stages of stroke, particularly with regard to upper extremity (UE) movement function in cases of severe hemiparesis (almost no active move...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of a regimen that combines electromyography-triggered neuromuscular stimulation (ETMS) with modified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) in patients with chronic stroke. DESIGN Pre-post, case series. SETTING Outpatient rehabilitation hospital. PARTICIPANTS Six subjects who had had a stroke more [corrected] than 1 year before the study and who ha...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the combination of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and conventional rehabilitation techniques can produce meaningful motor improvement in chronic stroke patients with initially fisted hands. DESIGN Case series. SETTING University hospital outpatient laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Consecutive sample (N=6) >1 year poststroke with plegic hands. INTERVENT...

صخلملا The search for novel anticancer drugs continues. This work includes a preliminary study of the effect of two crude extracts of Greek or Mediterranean sage (Salvia triloba L. f.) on three malignant human cell lines and one malignant murine cell line. A boiling water extract and a methanolic extract were prepared from dried leaves of S. triloba. Yields of extraction were 9.8 and 22.4%, res...