Stroke remains a leading cause of adult disability and the demand for stroke rehabilitation
services is growing. Substantial advances are yet to be made in stroke rehabilitation practice …

Spasticity and weakness (spastic paresis) are the primary motor impairments after stroke
and impose significant challenges for treatment and patient care. Spasticity emerges and …

An account of the neurobiology of motor recovery in the arm and hand after stroke by two
experts in the field. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults and recovery is often …

Background: Mobility is a key priority for stroke survivors. Worldwide consensus of
standardized outcome instruments for measuring mobility recovery after stroke is an …

Key points Activation of the shoulder abductor muscles in the arm opposite a unilateral brain
injury causes involuntary increases in elbow, wrist and finger flexion in the same arm, a …

Stroke instigates regenerative responses that reorganize connectivity patterns among
surviving neurons. The new connectivity patterns can be suboptimal for behavioral function …

The central nervous system (CNS) is believed to utilize specific predefined modules, called
muscle synergies (MS), to accomplish a motor task. Yet questions persist about how the …

Background Recovery of quiet standing balance early poststroke has been poorly
investigated using repeated measurements. Objective To investigate (1) the time course of …

Implanted vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) delivered concurrently with upper limb
rehabilitation has been shown to improve arm function after stroke. Transcutaneous …

Background. Recent evidence from both monkey and human studies suggests that the
reticulospinal tract may contribute to recovery of arm and hand function after stroke. In this …