Clinical study of pusher syndrome in stroke patients
- VernacularTitle:脑卒中Pusher综合征的临床研究
- Author:
Shiwen LIU
;
Ying CHEN
;
Yong LIN
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pusher syndrome;
Stroke;
Neuropsychological symptom
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the incidence of the pusher syndrome in stroke patients, and the relationship between the syndrome and the neuropsychological symptoms and location of brain lesion, and to investigate the mechanism and the physiotherapy intervention of pusher syndrome. Methods Thirty nine patients(25 male, 14 female, 62.5?9.4 years old) with pusher syndrome were examined, 91 patients(57 male,34 female, 58.4?11.6 years old) without ipsilateral pushing served as control. The lesion areas, neuropsychological syndrome and the Barthel Index(BI) were recorded, and the physiotherapy were administered in the patients. Results The incidence of pusher syndrome was 30% in the patients studied, corresponding to 17% of the total number of stroke patients in the study period. The percentage of pusher syndrome occurrence was higher in the patients with right side lesion than those with left side lesion ( P
