title: A First Step for the Automation of Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale for Stroke Subjects in Upper Limb Physical Neurorehabilitation.
abstract: This paper proposes a first approach for the automation of the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale used in physical neurorehabilitation. The main goal of this research is to automatically estimate an objective measurement for five Fugl-Meyer scale items related to the assessment of the upper limb motion. An objective score has been calculated for 7 patients. Obtained results indicate that the automation of the scale can be a useful tool for the objective assessment of upper limb motion of stroke survivors.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Centre, ETSI Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Mailin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Villán-Villán
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Centre, ETSI Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Institut Guttmann Neurorehabilitation Hospital, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.affiliation: Institut Guttmann Neurorehabilitation Hospital, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Eloy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Opisso
authors.affiliation: Institut Guttmann Neurorehabilitation Hospital, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tormos
authors.affiliation: Institut Guttmann Neurorehabilitation Hospital, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Centre, ETSI Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Enrique J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Gómez
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D010291:Paresis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*