Top Stroke Rehabil
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Multicenter Study
A multidisciplinary cross-cultural measurement of functioning after stroke: Rasch analysis of the brief ICF Core Set for stroke.
To investigate the possibility of constructing a multiprofessional cross-cultural measure of functioning after stroke across categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). ⋯ A construction of a cross-cultural clinical measure after stroke based on ICF categories across body functions, structures, and activities and participation was possible. With this kind of clinical measure, stroke survivors' functional levels can be compared even across countries. Despite the promising results, further studies are necessary to develop definitive measures based on ICF categories.
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Clinical Trial
Recovery of upper extremity motor function post stroke with regard to eligibility for constraint-induced movement therapy.
To examine eligibility for modalities such as constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) and modified CIMT (mCIMT) in the subacute phase after stroke and to define the share of patients who should be offered this treatment. ⋯ Results indicate that eligibility for CIMT or mCIMT should not be considered before 4 weeks post stroke because much improvement in arm function was shown to occur during the first month post stroke with standard rehabilitation.
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The theme of this article focuses on the survivors' ability to participate in life as fully as they choose and the way in which individuals in those persons' lives can support this objective. A description of how the adult onset of communication disorders can affect self-image and self-identity is provided. ⋯ It can be a challenge to translate the philosophical basis for professional work into a personal relationship. However, many lessons about dignity and empathy are gleaned from the experience.
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Review
Semantic feature analysis treatment for aphasic word retrieval impairments: what's in a name?
This article delineates differences among treatment paradigms that have been called semantic feature analysis treatment and reviews the outcomes of these treatment studies regarding improved naming of treated items, maintenance of treatment effects over time, and generalized improvement to untreated items. Differences in outcomes among the treatment paradigms highlight the importance of using different names for different treatment paradigms.