Robot-aided sensorimotor arm training improves outcome in patients with chronic stroke.
Thirty patients with chronic stroke received 6 weeks of sensorimotor robotic training in a pilot study that targeted motor function of the affected shoulder and elbow. The impairment and disability scores were stable during a 2-month observation/measurement period, improved significantly by program completion, and remained robust in the 3-month follow-up. Task-specific motor training attenuated a chronic neurologic deficit well beyond the expected period for improvement after stroke.
Ferraro
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Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Burke Institute of Medical Research, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA.
Palazzolo
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Krol
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Krebs
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Hogan
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Volpe
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012371:Robotics; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome