Study of Burke Lateropulsion Scale on Pusher Syndrome Recovery

VernacularTitle:Burke 倾斜量表评价Pusher 综合征康复的研究
Author: Mingxia YANG ; Peihong LI ; Shuanjun LIANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Burke Lateropulsion Scale, Pusher syndrome, responsiveness
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(6):569-572
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the responsiveness of the Burke Lateropulsion Scale (BLS) evaluating Pusher syndrome recovery and the characteristics of BLS. Methods 48 patients diagnosed as Pusher syndrome after stroke were included. All the patients were assessed with BLS to measure the progress at admission, every 2 weeks and at discharge, respectively. The characteristics of BLS score at admission and discharge and the standardized response mean (SRM) were analyzed. Results 56.3% patients were rated as mild and 16.7% were rated as severe at admission; none were classified as severe, 43.8% were not enough to be diagnosed as Pusher syndrome and 47.9% were classified as mild on discharge. SRM was 1.27 during the whole hospitalization, and SRM was 1.41 and 2.18 at 4 and 6 weeks, respectively. Conclusion BLS is an appropriate tool for the evaluation of patients with Pusher syndrome and is responsive to monitor the progress and recovery during rehabilitation.