1Castelo Branco University (UCB), Laboratory of Human Motricity Biosciences (LABIMH), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2Castelo Branco University (UCB), Laboratory of Human Motricity Biosciences (LABIMH), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3Estácio de Sá University (UNESA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 4National Institute of Cancer (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 5Castelo Branco University (UCB), Laboratory of Human Mo...

Here, we propose that global brain function is geared towards the implementation of intelligent motricity. Motricity is the only possible external manifestation of nervous system function (other than endocrine and exocrine secretion and the control of vascular tone). The intelligence component of motricity requires, for its successful wheeling, a prediction imperative to approximate the consequ...

BACKGROUND The Motricity Index was used to measure strength in upper and lower extremities after stroke. The weighted score based on the ordinal 6 point scale of Medical Research Council was used to measure maximal isometric muscle strength. There is dearth of articles dealing with the reliability of this method. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the test retest reliability of M...

background: the motricity index was used to measure strength in upper and lower extremities after stroke. the weighted score based on the ordinal 6 point scale of medical research council was used to measure maximal isometric muscle strength. there is dearth of articles dealing with the reliability of this method. therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the test retest reliability of ...

BACKGROUND Bruxism has brought losses for the life quality of people. Its implications in the orofacial motricity and speech of children are still not well known. AIM To investigate bruxism occurrence and associated factors concerning oral habits, orofacial motricity and functions of chewing, breathing and swallowing in children from 4 to 6 years. METHOD 141 children from the referred age g...

  Background: The Motricity Index was used to measure strength in upper and lower extremities after stroke. The weighted score based on the ordinal 6 point scale of Medical Research Council was used to measure maximal isometric muscle strength. There is dearth of articles dealing with the reliability of this method. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the test retest reliability o...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Nearly 50% of patients have residual motor deficits after stroke, and long-term motor outcome is difficult to predict. We assessed the predictive value of axonal damage to the corticospinal tract indexed by diffusion tensor imaging fractional anisotropy for long-term motor outcome. METHODS Consecutive patients with middle cerebral artery stroke underwent multimodal MRI,...