Including Distal Motor Function within the NIHSS: Correlation with Motor Arm Function and IV rt-PA Treatment Response

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 106046
Author(s):  
Aron Egelko ◽  
Kathryn F. Kirchoff-Torres ◽  
Srinath Ramaswamy ◽  
Stephanie R. Shaftman ◽  
Victor Zach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Response ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Arm Function

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Function and Affected Arm Function in Individuals with Ischemic Stroke

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rima Solianik ◽  
Justina Armanavičiūtė
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Cognitive Flexibility ◽  
Experimental Intervention ◽  
Control Intervention ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Arm Function ◽  
Experimental Group

Background. Aerobic exercise has been successfully applied for cognitive and motor function improvement; however, its effects on the affected arm function in individuals with stroke remains equivocal.Research aim. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive function and affected arm function in individuals with ischemic stroke.Methods. The study included 16 subjects with ischemic stroke. They were randomly assigned to control (30 min of usual physiotherapy) and experimental (30 min of usual physiotherapy plus 20 min of aerobic exercise) groups. The interventions were performed five times a week, for 8 weeks. Cognitive performance and the affected arm function were evaluated before and after interventions.Results. In the experimental group, improvement (p < 0.05) in the affected arm function and attention were observed. Both interventions significantly improved (p < 0.05) cognitive flexibility; however, greater improvement (p < 0.05) was observed after experimental intervention compared with control intervention. No differences in intervention effects on working memory were observed.Conclusions. Aerobic exercise, which is performed immediately after physiotherapy, improves recovery of impaired arm function, attention, and cognitive flexibility in individuals with ischemic stroke.Keywords: endurance exercises, motor function, aerobic exercise, cognitive flexibility.

Prevalence of Speech Problems and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Study in Norway

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Communicative Abilities ◽  
Normal Speech

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.

Effect of fatty meal on pyloric motor function and transpyloric flow

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A288-A288
Author(s):  
N PALLOTTA ◽  
F BACCINI ◽  
E CALABRESE
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Fatty Meal ◽  
Transpyloric Flow

Development of the corticospinal system and hand motor function: central conduction times and motor performance tests

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
U M Fietzek ◽  
F Heinen ◽  
S Berweck ◽  
S Maute ◽  
A Hufschmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Performance Tests ◽  
Corticospinal System

A Case of Catatonia in a 14-Year-Old Girl with Schizophrenia Treated with Electroconvulsive Therapy

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Häßler ◽  
Olaf Reis ◽  
Steffen Weirich ◽  
Jacqueline Höppner ◽  
Birgit Pohl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Treatment Response ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Adolescent Patient

This article presents a case of a 14-year-old female twin with schizophrenia who developed severe catatonia following treatment with olanzapine. Under a combined treatment with amantadine, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and (currently) ziprasidone alone she improved markedly. Severity and course of catatonia including treatment response were evaluated with the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS). This case report emphasizes the benefit of ECT in the treatment of catatonic symptoms in an adolescent patient with schizophrenic illness.

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