International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

Andrea Guazzini

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  Stroke Rehabilitation: Which is the Main Functional Outcome to Reach?
  Author(s): Loredana Cavalli, Andrea Guazzini, Bruno Rossi and Carmelo ChisariLoredana Cavalli, Andrea Guazzini, Bruno Rossi and Carmelo Chisari
  
  Background: Stroke rehabilitation targets range from treatment of spasticity to pain reduction, gait speed gain, or autonomy amelioration. A correct evaluation of individual residual capabilities is essential to select the most appropriate rehabilitative programme; furthermore the observation of rehabilitative outcomes can provide information about gait training effects and possible compensation mechanisms. Aim: To investigate the main outcome to reach in stroke rehabilitation. Methods: We examined retrospectively a heterogeneous sample of 119 subjects recovered for the treatment of stroke outcomes. Functional parameters were assessed before and after rehabilitative treatment, such as upper limbs motility impairment, lower limb sensitiveness, muscle trophism or tone, necessity of auxilium, Berg and Fugl-Meyer scale... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0281.1000293

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