Effects of Robot-Assisted Training for the Unaffected Arm in Patients with Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Smania, Nicola
Saltuari, Leopold
Gandolfi, Marialuisa
Santamato, Andrea
La Marchina, Elisabetta
Vangelista, Antonella
Chemello, Elena
Modenese, Angela
Ciceri, Elisa Francesca Maria
Bucci, Alessandra
Zoccatelli, Giada
Waldner, Andreas
Baricich, Alessio
Picelli, Alessandro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
On a voluntary basis, 10 adolescents with hemiparesis due to cerebral palsy and 11 neurologically healthy control subjects participated in this proof-of-concept pilot study.
The aim was to examine the effects of robot-assisted training for the unaffected arm in patients with hemiparetic cerebral palsy.
Baseline comparison between the unaffected arm of the hemiparetic patients with cerebral palsy and the dominant arm of healthy control subjects showed significant differences on the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function test and action planning ability tests.
Within-group comparison after ten 30-minute sessions (five days a week for two consecutive weeks) of robot-assisted training for the unaffected arm showed significant improvements in patients with cerebral palsy on the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function test (performed at both hands) and action planning ability test (evaluated at the unaffected arm).
Our findings are in line with previous evidences of action planning deficits at the unaffected arm in patients with hemiparetic cerebral palsy and support the hypothesis that robot-assisted training for the unaffected arm may be useful to improve manual dexterity and action planning in patients with hemiparesis due to cerebral palsy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Picelli, Alessandro& La Marchina, Elisabetta& Vangelista, Antonella& Chemello, Elena& Modenese, Angela& Gandolfi, Marialuisa…[et al.]. 2017. Effects of Robot-Assisted Training for the Unaffected Arm in Patients with Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139791
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Picelli, Alessandro…[et al.]. Effects of Robot-Assisted Training for the Unaffected Arm in Patients with Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study. Behavioural Neurology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139791
American Medical Association (AMA)
Picelli, Alessandro& La Marchina, Elisabetta& Vangelista, Antonella& Chemello, Elena& Modenese, Angela& Gandolfi, Marialuisa…[et al.]. Effects of Robot-Assisted Training for the Unaffected Arm in Patients with Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study. Behavioural Neurology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139791
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1139791