Visual feedback therapy for restoration of upper limb function of stroke patients

International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Mei-Hong ZhuYa-Ping Jia

Abstract

To investigate the effects of mirror neuron theory-based visual feedback therapy (VFT) on restoration of upper limb function of stroke patients and motor-related cortical function using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Hemiplegic stroke patients were randomly divided into two groups: a VFT group and a control (CTL) group. Sixteen patients in the VFT group received conventional rehabilitation (CR) and VFT for 8 weeks, while 15 patients in the CTL group received only CR. The Barthel Index (BI) was used to assess the activities of daily living at baseline and the 8th week of the recovery training period. The Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) scale, somatosensory evoked potential (SEP), and fMRI were used to evaluate the recovery effect of the training therapies. The latencies and amplitudes of N9 and N20 were measured. Before recovery training, fMRI was performed for all patients in the VFT and CTL groups. In addition, 17 patients (9 in the VFT group and 8 in the CTL group) underwent fMRI for follow-up 2 months after treatment. Qualitative data were analyzed using the χ2 test. The independent sample t-test was used to compare normally distributed data among different groups, the paired sample t-test was used to compare data...Continue Reading

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VFT
- 9900 Brain Function Visual and Audiovisual Stimulation System
SPSS Statistics
Statistical Parametric Mapping SPM8

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