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Filter by:Hemiparesis and/or hemiplegia is one of the most common clinical signs of stroke, characterized by partial or complete loss of motor function, resulting in varying degrees of impairment and disability. The aim of this study is evaluate the acute effects of application of phototherapy to detect if this therapeutic approach may be beneficial in gait and balance post-stroke individuals. For such, 10 volunteers, with a history of injury (stroke) between 6 months to 5 years, with deficit in functional capacity in the gait due spasticity of extensor muscles of the affected limb, specifically the Triceps Sural. The evaluation will consist of three-dimensional gait analysis, muscle activity during gait, mobility, static and functional balance, and mobility of volunteers.
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of virtual and real boxing training in addition to neurodevelopmental training on cognitive status, upper extremity functions, balance and activities of daily living in hemiparetic stroke patients.
The purpose of this study was to use Delphi method to screen the nursing observation indexes of patients with stroke, and to screen the sensitive indexes with high correlation with the severity of stroke.It is used to guide nursing staff to observe the nursing of patients with cerebral apoplexy.
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of conventional speech therapy associated with functional electrical stimulation in patients with dysphagia after ischemic stroke. Included patients will be divided into two groups, where in the intervention group the speech therapy is associated to functional electrical stimulation, and in the control group, the patients will receive the conventional speech therapy with electrical stimulation Placebo with intensity 0hz.
The objective of this research is to test a passive shoe to correct gait in individuals with asymmetric walking patterns. This will be done in a clinic and within their own home. Individuals with central nervous system damage, such as stroke, often have irregular walking patterns and have difficulty walking correctly. Recent research has shown that using a split-belt treadmill can create after-effects that temporarily correct the inefficient walking patterns. However, the corrected walking pattern does not efficiently transfer from the treadmill to walking over ground. The iStride, formerly known as the Gait Enhancing Mobile Shoe (GEMS), may allow a patient to practice walking in many different locations, such as their own home, which we hypothesize will result in a more permanent transfer of learned gait patterns. To enable long-term use, our proposed shoe design is passive and uses the wearer's natural forces exerted while walking to generate the necessary motions.
Interventions to improve health behaviour in patients with resent acute stroke are not well established. This study will evaluate the feasibility and effect of an early initiated counselling intervention targeting smoking, physical activity, and adherence to preventive medication, with regular follow-up sessions, in patients with acute minor stroke or transient ischemic attack who are discharged home.
The aim of this study was to investigate differential plastic changes of fractional anisotropy (FA) in the corticospinal tract (CST), the intrahemispheric corticocortical tract from the primary motor cortex to ventral premotor cortex (M1PMv) and the corpus callosum (CC) from 2 weeks to 3 months after stroke according to BDNF genotype.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been used for the modulation of post-stroke cognitive impairment patients' cognitive function by altering the cortical excitability. Recently, more challenging approaches, such as stimulation of two or more sites or use of dual modality have been studied in stroke patients. In this study, simultaneous stimulation using both facilitatory rTMS (10Hz) and anodal or cathodal tDCS (dual-mode stimulation) over bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortices (DLPFCs) was investigated to compare its modulatory effects with single facilitatory rTMS stimulation in post-stroke cognitive impairment patients.
Optimizing the MRI protocol in acute ischemic stroke remains a challenging issue. In this field, susceptibility-weighted sequences have proved their superiority over T2. Besides the strengthened susceptibility effect, enhanced susceptibility-weighted angiography (eSWAN) sequence provides also a time-of-flight (TOF) effect, allowing the exploration of the intracranial arterial circulation. The objective of this study is to compare eSWAN and 3D TOF, considered as the reference, in the detection of arterial occlusion in acute stroke.
The study will create a treatment to improves mobility, physical activity, engagement in activities with family and friends and overall satisfaction with life for Veterans who have depression and anxiety after having a stroke. The treatment will then be tested to ensure it makes the desired improvements in the Veterans.