title: Correlations between motor and sensory functions in upper limb chronic hemiparetics after stroke.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Describe the somatosensory function of the affected upper limb of hemiparetic stroke patients and investigate the correlations between measurements of motor and sensory functions in tasks with and without visual deprivation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We applied the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Nottingham Sensory Assessment (NSA), and several motor and sensory tests: Paper manipulation (PM), Motor Sequences (MS), Reaching and grasping (RG) Tests Functional (TF), Tactile Discrimination (TD), Weight Discrimination (WD) and Tactile Recognition of Objects (RO).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found moderate correlations between the FMA motor subscale and the tactile sensation score of the NSA. Additionally, the FMA sensitivity was correlated with the NSA total; and performance on the WD test items correlated with the NSA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a correlation between the sensory and motor functions of the upper limb in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. Additionally, there was a greater reliance on visual information to compensate for lost sensory-motor skills.
authors.affiliation: State University of Campinas, Campinas SP, Brazil. thais_scalha@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Thais Botossi
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Scalha
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miyasaki
authors.forename: Núbia Maria Freire Vieira
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D010291:Paresis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*