Improving hand function in chronic stroke

W Muellbacher, C Richards, U Ziemann… - Archives of …, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
motor practice potentiates practice-induced improvements in … motor function in patients with
chronic stroke. In experiment 1 (practice), patients rapidly improved in hand motor function as …

Bihemispheric brain stimulation facilitates motor recovery in chronic stroke patients

R Lindenberg, V Renga, LL Zhu, D Nair, G Schlaug - Neurology, 2010 - AAN Enterprises
… brain stimulation trial of chronic stroke patients with residual moderate to severe hemiparesis,
we found significantly greater improvements in motor function in the group receiving …

Recovery of upper-limb function due to enhanced use-dependent plasticity in chronic stroke patients

S Koganemaru, T Mima, MN Thabit, T Ikkaku… - Brain, 2010 - academic.oup.com
… We hypothesized that the upper-limb function of patients with chronic stroke with spastic …
-limb motor function in patients with chronic subcortical stroke of varying severity. The functional

Influence of somatosensory input on motor function in patients with chronic stroke

A Floel, U Nagorsen, KJ Werhahn… - Annals of Neurology …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
motor function in the paretic hand of chronic stroke patients with unilateral hand weakness.
To test this hypothesis, we had 13 chronic stroke patients perform motormotor function. We …

Chronic stroke outcome measures for motor function intervention trials: expert panel recommendations

C Bushnell, JP Bettger, KM Cockroft… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
… We identified 115 clinical trials of interventions to improve motor function in patients with
chronic stroke; 55 of those looked at lower extremity and 60 at upper extremity function (see …

Effects of mental practice on affected limb use and function in chronic stroke

SJ Page, P Levine, AC Leonard - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2005 - Elsevier
… use and motor function changes exhibited only by the MP patientsmotor recovery occurs
during the first 6 to 12 months after stroke.30, 31 It is worth noting that chronic stroke patients in …

Constraint-induced movement therapy for motor recovery in chronic stroke patients

A Kunkel, B Kopp, G Müller, K Villringer… - Archives of physical …, 1999 - Elsevier
chronic stroke patients were treated with restraint of the unaffected, and training of the affected,
upper extremity.g The patients … measure of motor function of the affected upper extremity. …

Imagery improves upper extremity motor function in chronic stroke patients: a pilot study

SJ Page - The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
… precede reacquisition of function, it has been suggested that imagery may be beneficial
in reacquisition of function following stroke. To test this, 8 chronic stroke patients with right-arm …

Quantitative evaluation of motor functional recovery process in chronic stroke patients during robot-assisted wrist training

XL Hu, KY Tong, R Song, XJ Zheng, KH Lui… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
… This study was to investigate the motor functional recovery process in chronic stroke during
robot-assisted wrist training. Fifteen subjects with chronic upper extremity paresis after stroke

… community-based upper-extremity group exercise program improves motor function and performance of functional activities in chronic stroke: a randomized controlled …

MY Pang, JE Harris, JJ Eng - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2006 - Elsevier
… can improve upper-extremity function in persons with chronic stroke. This … The lack of change
in motor function may be due to the … option to enhance arm motor function in chronic stroke. …