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Filter by:Twenty pediatric patients aged 5-17 years with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) will be randomized to receive either a bimanual-to-unimanual device home training program (10 subjects) or a conventional non-device home training program (10 subjects) for a period of 6 weeks. The specific aims of this proposal are to: Aim 1: Introduce home-based targeted upper limb training in children with hemiplegia from ABI (Acquired Brain Injuries) using a bimanual-to-unimanual training approach It is hypothesized that child-friendly home-based upper limb bimanual-to-unimanual training will lead to greater compliance and improved motor outcome on the Fugl Myer Scale compared to a conventional home training program. Aim 2: Improve the understanding of the pattern of recovery of isolated joint movements in the pediatric population with hemiplegia following ABI. It is hypothesized that individuals receiving device-based bimanual-to-unimanual training will show improvement in active range of motion across upper limb joints compared with a conventional home training program.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic effects of smart glove which is motion-based program designed for upper extremity rehabilitation after stroke.
In hemiplegic, there is very little data on the impact of neurological deficit on the microarchitecture independent of bone mineral density and composition of the bone marrow. Rare studies have shown the relationship between some micro-architectural parameters and severity of neurological deficit. There is no study in humans on the evolution of the parameters of the microarchitecture assessed by 3D micro-tomography in the early phase of the installation of neurological deficits after stroke, in terms of a bearing bone, tibia, that a non-load bearing bones, radius.
The investigators have developed the kinect-based upper extremity rehabilitation program and designed this protocol to prove the efficacy of this program. In brief, subacute stroke patients allocated to intervention group will receive the kinect based-rehabilitation program plus conventional occupational therapy and patients allocated to control group will receive the sham virtual rehabilitation plus conventional occupational therapy, for 10 days. 20 patients with subacute stroke will be allocated into each group and after completing the 10 days intervention, they will be assessed by using objective assessment tools for upper extremity function.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the brain can modulate the binding of neurotransmitter (GABA in this study) to its receptor using the special PET study.
Recovery of neurological deficits after stroke results from a reorganization of cortical activities, possibly through brain plasticity. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS-MagproR30) produces changes in cortical excitability, generates phenomena of neuroplasticity. Its use to improve function after stroke, particularly of the upper limb, was validated. The investigators propose to evaluate in a prospective pilot against placebo, the benefit of rTMS at low frequency (1Hz) on the unaffected hemisphere in the short and medium term, especially on walking function and spasticity in patients with sequelae of cerebral infarction in the MCA territory with gait disturbance and motor weakness of the upper limb.
The aim of this multicentric double blind study (randomized study) is to demonstrate the relationship between the amount of rTMS and the efficacy in the treatment of upper extremity motor deficits of stroke patients.
The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of transcranial laser therapy applied in automatic noncontact scanning mode for improving functional disability in patients with hemiplegia from ischemic stroke undergoing a rehabilitation program.
The aim of this multi-center, randomized controlled study is to acquire and compare information on gait performance in patients with chronic hemiplegia (six months to two years post-stroke) who either continue to attend two physical therapy sessions per week for two months or who stop physical therapy sessions for two months.Following the initial screening, subjects will be randomized into two groups: one who continues attending two physical therapy sessions per week for two months, or the other one who stops physical therapy sessions for two months. Before and after those two months, a 3 days recording will be made using an ambulatory system called TRIDENT.
Modern concepts of gait rehabilitation after stroke favor a task-specific repetitive approach. This study aims to test the efficacy on gait recovery of a mechanized gait trainer enabling nonambulatory patients to have the repetitive practice of a gait-like movement.