Predicting the motor recovery in stroke patients by use of cerebral blood flow:a pilot study
- VernacularTitle:大脑中动脉血流变化在脑卒中运动功能康复预测中的价值
- Author:
Huihan DAI
;
Qingchun GAO
;
Ruxun HUANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cerebral infarction;
Cerebral blood flow;
Rehabilitation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the value cerebral blood flow in prediction of motor recovery of stroke patients. Methods After evaluating the cerebral blood flow velocities of bilateral middle cerebral arteries with TCD during passive elbow movement, 68 patients with cerebral infarction were treated by rehabilitation therapy. The motor function of upper limbs was evaluated with Fugl Meyer before and after 6,12 weeks of treatment. The patients were divided into groups A and B according to the Fugl Meyer scales score of the paralytic upper limb at 12 weeks and the changes of cerebral blood velocities were compared between the two groups. Results The score of upper limb motor function were not different between group B and A before the treatment, but the score of group B was significantly higher than that of group A ( P
