This report describes the modification of hemiplegic shoulder pain and walking velocity through injections of Xeomin®, a new botulinum neurotoxin type A formulation, in a 67-year-old woman with chronic residual left hemiparesis and hemiparetic gait attributable to stroke. Clinical evaluation included upper and lower limb spasticity, upper and lower limb pain, trunk control, upper and lower limb...

Objective. Quantitative neurophysiological signal parameters are of value in predicting motor recovery after stroke. The novel role of EEG-derived brain symmetry index for motor function prognostication in the subacute phase after stroke is explored. Methods. Ten male stroke patients and ten matched healthy controls were recruited. Motor function was first assessed clinically using the MRC scor...

Introduction The disruption of minimal Self is believed to be a core element Schizophrenia and intimately connected bodily self, which in turn leads impairments intersubjectivity dimension. Motor abnormalities have been associated since the early conceptualization disorder, as well inefficient body-related multisensory integration processes are considered nowadays plausible origin disembodied S...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The long-term effects of 6-weeks whole-body vibration, as a novel method of somatosensory stimulation, on postural control and activities of daily living were compared with those of 6 weeks of exercise therapy on music of the same intensity in the postacute phase of stroke. METHODS Fifty-three patients with moderate to severe functional disabilities were randomized with...

OBJECTIVE To examine feasibility and acceptability issues and to gather preliminary outcome data to ascertain the numbers needed for a trial of Marma massage therapy for stroke rehabilitation. DESIGN Pilot non-randomized controlled trial, comparing standard care with standard care plus Marma therapy in post-stroke patients with a nested qualitative study. PARTICIPANTS Adult patients who had...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of a gravity-supported, computer-enhanced device (Armeo® Spring) for upper limb rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We included 23 chronic hemiparetic patients (chronicity: 328 ± 90.8 days; distribution: 17 men and 6 women) aged 54.6 ± 9.5 years, who had sustained ischaemic stroke (n=12) or haemorrhagic stroke (n=11). All patients...

Entropy is a thermodynamic concept describing the degree of order present in system. This parameter used for informational analysis dynamics that and its forms expression are to evaluate complexity various physiological signals. In terms human motricity, entropy can be quantify movement complexity. The motor adaptation organism involves process conservation energy entropy, which implies compens...

OBJECTIVE To elucidate the impact of co-occurring dysarthria and aphasia on functional recovery in post-stroke patients. METHODS The medical records, including results of primary screening tests and secondary definite examinations for language problems, of 130 patients admitted to our institute's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine were retrospectively reviewed. Functional outcomes were ass...