Quantification of Upper Limb Motor Recovery and EEG Power Changes after Robot-Assisted Bilateral Arm Training in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Smania, Nicola
Saltuari, Leopold
Gandolfi, Marialuisa
Manganotti, Paolo
Waldner, Andreas
Geroin, Christian
Formaggio, Emanuela
Storti, Silvia Francesca
Boscolo Galazzo, Ilaria
Bortolami, Marta
Picelli, Alessandro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Bilateral arm training (BAT) has shown promise in expediting progress toward upper limb recovery in chronic stroke patients, but its neural correlates are poorly understood.
Objective.
To evaluate changes in upper limb function and EEG power after a robot-assisted BAT in chronic stroke patients.
Methods.
In a within-subject design, seven right-handed chronic stroke patients with upper limb paresis received 21 sessions (3 days/week) of the robot-assisted BAT.
The outcomes were changes in score on the upper limb section of the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FM), Motricity Index (MI), and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) evaluated at the baseline (T0), posttraining (T1), and 1-month follow-up (T2).
Event-related desynchronization/synchronization were calculated in the upper alpha and the beta frequency ranges.
Results.
Significant improvement in all outcomes was measured over the course of the study.
Changes in FM were significant at T2, and in MAS at T1 and T2.
After training, desynchronization on the ipsilesional sensorimotor areas increased during passive and active movement, as compared with T0.
Conclusions.
A repetitive robotic-assisted BAT program may improve upper limb motor function and reduce spasticity in the chronically impaired paretic arm.
Effects on spasticity were associated with EEG changes over the ipsilesional sensorimotor network.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gandolfi, Marialuisa& Formaggio, Emanuela& Geroin, Christian& Storti, Silvia Francesca& Boscolo Galazzo, Ilaria& Bortolami, Marta…[et al.]. 2018. Quantification of Upper Limb Motor Recovery and EEG Power Changes after Robot-Assisted Bilateral Arm Training in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210426
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gandolfi, Marialuisa…[et al.]. Quantification of Upper Limb Motor Recovery and EEG Power Changes after Robot-Assisted Bilateral Arm Training in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study. Neural Plasticity No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210426
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gandolfi, Marialuisa& Formaggio, Emanuela& Geroin, Christian& Storti, Silvia Francesca& Boscolo Galazzo, Ilaria& Bortolami, Marta…[et al.]. Quantification of Upper Limb Motor Recovery and EEG Power Changes after Robot-Assisted Bilateral Arm Training in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study. Neural Plasticity. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210426
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1210426