During an extensive arteriographic investigation of subjects with arteriosclerotic, atherosclerotic, and thrombotic cerebral vascular disease, considerable delay has often been observed in opacification of the small cerebral arteries (Meyer, Sheehan, and Bauer, 1960; Sheehan, Bauer, and Meyer, 1960; Bauer, Sheehan, and Meyer, 1961; Bauer, Sheehan, Wechsler, and Meyer, 1962). The delay in fillin...

RATIONALE Spasticity is a widespread problem in chronic stroke. To date, no study has reported the long-term (up to 1 year) outcomes of acupuncture in combination with constraint-induced movement therapy in patients with chronic stroke. This report describes the successful addition of acupuncture on spasticity and arm function in a patient with chronic stroke and arm paresis. PATIENT CONCERNS...

ش ي ر ي ن ي فسو ي نا 1 (M.Sc) ، س ي د ما ي د انعر يي س ي تدا 1 (Ph.D) ، ونهد ناسحا ي 1 و 2 (Ph.D) ، قتدمحم ي جرب ي نا ـنجورب ي 1 (M.Sc) زاـنرف ن ي دازك نانمج ي 1 و 3 (M.Sc) 1 هاگشناد هش ي د تشهب ي ، هدكشناد ي سدنهم ي ژرنا ي روانف و ي اه ي ون ي ،ن امزآ ي هاگش بونان ي ژولونكتو ي ، ب هورگ ي ژولونكتو ي 2 هاگشناد برت ي ت هدكشناد ،سردم ي ز مولع ي تس ي 3 هاگشناد ملا...

BACKGROUND Although use of standardized and scientifically sound outcome measures is highly encouraged in clinical practice and research, there is still no clear recommendation on which tools should be preferred for upper extremity assessment after stroke. As the aims, objectives and methodology of the existing reviews of the upper extremity outcome measures can vary, there is a need to bring t...

BACKGROUND A commercial splinting system is designed to permit quick training in opening and closing the affected hand in order to overcome the disadvantages of previous approaches. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of intensive training using a spring-assisted hand orthosis on upper extremity in individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke. DESIGN Five partic...

During an extensive arteriographic investigation of subjects with arteriosclerotic, atherosclerotic, and thrombotic cerebral vascular disease, considerable delay has often been observed in opacification of the small cerebral arteries (Meyer, Sheehan, and Bauer, 1960; Sheehan, Bauer, and Meyer, 1960; Bauer, Sheehan, and Meyer, 1961; Bauer, Sheehan, Wechsler, and Meyer, 1962). The delay in fillin...

BACKGROUND The study investigated whether passive splinting or active motor training as either individualized best conventional therapy or as standardized impairment-oriented training (IOT) would be superior in promoting motor recovery in subacute stroke patients with mildly or severely paretic arms. METHODS A total of 148 anterior circulation ischemic stroke patients were randomly assigned t...

BACKGROUND Intensive, task-oriented motor training has been associated with neuroplastic reorganization and improved upper extremity movement function after stroke. However, to optimize such training for people with moderate-to-severe movement impairment, pharmacological modulation of neuroplasticity may be needed as an adjuvant intervention. OBJECTIVE Evaluate safety, as well as improvement ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Modified constraint-induced therapy (mCIT) is an outpatient therapy encouraging repetitive, task-specific practice with the affected arm. mCIT has shown efficacy in all stages poststroke. Given its efficacy when combined with other therapy regimens, the current study examined the efficacy of mental practice when combined with mCIT versus mCIT only using randomized, contro...

إ ةيرهجملا جماربلا لمشي اذهو ،ةيرورملا ةآرحلا ةاآاحم جمارب روطت يف مهاس ةيتامولعملا ايجولونكتلا يف ريبكلا مدقتلا ن ) Microscopic ( ، نلا ىلع بلطلا ةاآاحم اًضيأ لمشي نايحلأا ضعب يفو ، تاعطاقتو قرط نم اهيف امب لقنلا ةموظنم ةاآاحمب حمسيل يللآا بساحلا تاقيبطت قاطنو لق . ةيرهجملا ةيرورملا ةآرحلا ةاآاحم جمارب نيب نراقتو عجارت ةقرولا هذهو ) Microscopic ( ةيلومشلاو ) Macroscopic ( فلاتخلاا هجوأ ىلع ةزآر...