Presentations from the Stroke Rehab symposium

Lectures from the Stroke Rehab symposium

Poster presentations from the Stroke Rehab symposium

Epidemiology

Acute stroke epidemiology in Iran
Juvenile stroke epidemiology in Iran in 2004
Prevalence of disabling spasticity one year after first-ever stroke

Pathophysiological aspects

Deficits in control of reaching are related to insufficient stretch reflex threshold regulation in patients with hemiparesis
Passive movement induced reflex activity of the hand flexors is related to hand motor function in stroke patients with spasticity
Can stroke patients walk without lateral corticospinal tract?
Transcallosal fibers from the corticospinal tract in adults with brain injury
Corticospinal tract degeneration in relation to upper limb function and corticospinal excitability post-stroke
Trunk elongation and shortening during weight bearing in standing in healthy and hemiparetic individuals
Use-dependent up- and down-regulation of sensorimotor brain circuits in stroke patients
The use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study training induced brain plasticity in stroke survivors with severe and chronic upper limb paresis
Auditory and phonologic processing in aphasia studied with event-related brain potentials
Electromyographic responses of lower-limb muscles to sudden perturbations of the base of support in stroke patients as compared to healthy individuals
fMRI (BOLD) analysis of central nervous system activity during a standardized motor task - a validity and reliability study in healthy individuals

Diagnostics, scales

Stroke ICF core sets in Sweden
Cross-diagnostic validity: An example from the Functional Independence Measure in Scandinavia
Intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Sollerman hand function test in patients with chronic stroke
Decompressive craniectomy for malignant cerebral media infarction. How can we measure improvement after reconstructive cranioplasty?
The kinesthetic and visual imagery questionnaire for assessing motor imagery ability after stroke: a reliability and internal consistency study
Working memory processes and stroke
Test-retest reliability of two measures of energy cost after stroke

Therapy

A preliminary non-randomized study to evaluate the safety and performance of the ActiGait implanted drop-foot stimulator in hemiplegia: patients' perceptions
Training of reaching using the SMART arm with EMG triggered FES
A virtual reality-based program for locomotor training after stroke
Cortical activation during robotic-assisted walking
Visual feedback training of grip force control using a force tracking method
Feedback Method in rehabilitation of hemiplegics
Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the unaffected posterior parietal cortex in patients with unilateral spatial neglect: a preliminary study
Progressive resistance training after stroke: effects on muscle function, gait performance and perceived participation
The use of Balance Trainer in patients after cerebral stroke
Balance Trainer
Application of a Method dynamic propriocorrection in an aftertreatment of patients after an ischemic stroke
Task-oriented training with trunk restraint in patients with hemiparesis
Activity and exercise in a long perspective. A solution for chronic stroke patients?
Rehabilitation of chronic post-stroke somatosensory deficits - a clinical and neurophysiological study
Split tibialis anterior tendon transfer for spastic equinovarus foot deformity : long term results
Effect of a lateral wedge shoe insert on gait in hemiparetic patients
Postacute stroke constipation treatment by an electro-mechanical non-invasive approach-Free-Lax
The occurrence and measurement of transfer in cognitive rehabilitation: A critical review
The effects of plastic ankle-foot orthosis on stroke patients
Optimising ankle foot orthosis (AFO) prescription for people with walking problems after stroke
Effects of resting hand splint in early hemiparetic stroke patients
Effectiveness of thumb stabilization splint on the hemiplegic hand functions in chronic stroke Patients: A pilot study
A modified constraint induced movement therapy group in geriatric stroke subjects
Changes in ability of movement in the affected arm for people suffered from stroke, after modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
The use of a shortened protocol of constraint induced movement therapy (CIT) in post-CVA hemiplegia; assement using fMRI and standard motor outcome measures
Is botulinum toxin type A effective in the treatment of spastic shoulder pain in stroke patients? A double-blind randomised clinical trial
Botulinum toxin injections for post stroke spasticity
Assessing the recovery of standing balance and gait following removal of a meningioma using the Feldenkrais Method of closed chain muscle contractions in standing and posture neutral positions
Recovery of arm and hand function following stroke using the Feldenkrais Method, a SaeboFlex(tm) orthosis, and specific task training: a case study
Recovery of hand function following stroke using the Feldenkrais Method: a case study
The assessment of gait kinematics in patient with hemiplegia after the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Fascilitation (PNF) therapy

Outcome

Cross validation of a model for predicting functional status and length of stay in patients with stroke
Predicting motor outcome in patients with stroke
Assessment of the significance of transcranial magnetic stimulation and the evoked potentials of the brain in the functional forecast at the stroke patients
Prediction of functional outcome after stroke using the Orpington Prognostic Scale
Does urinary incontinence on admission act as a negative predictor for stroke rehabilitation outcome and is it associated with location of intracerebral lesion?
Predictors of rehabilitation outcome in stroke: A multidimensional prospective study
Prediction of mental health after stroke. A 2-5 years follow-up study
Is fatigue an independent factor associated with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and health-related quality of life in chronic stroke?
Inpatient rehabilitation for stroke clients: characteristics and health outcomes from a Canadian rehabilitation reporting system
Long term mental health and psychosocial situation in stroke patients
Depressive state in acute stroke patients
Prevalence and predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in spouses of stroke patients
Executive dysfunction in patients with cerebral hemorrhage
The analysis of changes causing pain in the hemiplegic shoulder
Shoulder pain after stroke
Comparative study of rehabilitation induced recovery process of motor function and cognitive function of the same patients with cerebrovascular diseases
Hemodynamic comorbidities and rehabilitation outcome in clinical subgroups of ischemic stroke patients
Susceptibility to deterioration of mobility long term after stroke: A prospective cohort study
Prospective memory in vascular dementia
Relationship between cognitive function, psychological state and activities of daily living in vascular dementia

Management issues and rehab services

Stroke rehabilitation in iranian physiatrists practice
Communication & swallowing rehabilitation in stroke patient
Post-acute stroke rehabilitation in a brain injury centre - a model for the future?
ICF based goal oriented rehabilitation: rehabilitation process and effects on outcome
Do patients and next-of-kin differ in perception of problems after stroke?