BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To improve the accuracy of early postonset prediction of motor recovery in the flaccid hemiplegic arm, the effects of change in motor function over time on the accuracy of prediction were evaluated, and a prediction model for the probability of regaining dexterity at 6 months was developed. METHODS In 102 stroke patients, dexterity and paresis were measured with the Act...

Background Gait speed represents a functional predictor and an impairment severity index in stroke survivors; gait analysis parameters are descriptors of walking strategies used to compensate for the muscle such as vaulting, circumduction hip hiking. The aim this study was assess if there is relationship between compensatory strategy progression. Methods A sample 30 patients with post-stroke he...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to compare proxy-patient responses on each domain of the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) and the SIS-16, estimate the bias, and evaluate the validity of proxy scores. METHODS Two hundred eighty-seven patient and proxy pairs from the Kansas City Stroke Registry participated in the study. All patients were assessed in their home or nursing facili...

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of using a newly developed electromechanical gait device (LokoHelp) for locomotion training in neurological patients with impaired walking ability with respect to training effects and patients' and therapists' efforts and discomfort. METHODS AND PROCEDURES design: Case series. setting: A neurological rehabilitation centre for children, adolescents...

Growth parameters were surveyed in a sample of 296 Italian children, 6-9 years old, from Cento (Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna). The comparison with children from the same town measured in 1974-75 show changes in some parameters, suggesting an ongoing secular trend. To better understand the observed weight increase and the sex difference, we also evaluated body composition and motricity. The analysis ...

This paper presents how it is possible to introduce active motricity into particle-bond systems used in applications such as image animation. We chose to add into some neural network capabilities over the classical approach, in order to obtain a system able to model a larger class of behaviour. Therefore a new type of binary bond enriched with a neural-based command ability is proposed and test...

The red nucleus (RN) is involved in motor control and it is known to have potential to compensate for injury of the corticospinal tract (CST). We investigated the change of connectivity of the RN (RNc) and its relation to motor function in patients with striatocapsular hemorrhage. Thirty-five chronic patients with striatocapsular hemorrhage were recruited. Motricity Index (MI), Modified Brunnst...

The value of strength of voluntary grip as an indicator of recovery of arm function was assessed by testing 38 recent stroke patients using a sensitive electronic dynamometer, and comparing the results with those from five other arm movement and function tests (Motricity Index, Motor Club Assessment, Nine Hole Peg Test, and Frenchay Arm Test). This procedure allowed measurement of grip in a lar...

ABSTRACT Introduction: In kinematics, one can measure the strength of movement ability by time it takes to move a certain distance and speed person displacement. Objective: To study effect compound training on mobility basketball players. Methods: A comparative experimental was carried out sensitivity players, lasting 8 weeks. There were 30 basketball-playing volunteers randomly divided into tw...

BACKGROUND Connectivity-based predictions of hand motor outcome have been proposed to be useful in stroke patients. We intended to assess the prognostic value of different imaging methods on short-term (3 months) and long-term (6 months) motor outcome after stroke. METHODS We measured resting state functional connectivity (rsFC), diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and grip strength in 19 stroke...