Open AccessThe Effect of Stroke on Middle Cerebral Artery Blood Flow Velocity Dynamics During Exercise
Author(s) -
Katie S. Kempf,
Alicen A. Whitaker,
Yumei Lui,
Emily Witte,
Sophy J. Perdomo,
Jaimie L. Ward,
Sarah M. Eickmeyer,
Luke Ledbetter,
Michael Abraham,
Sandra A. Billinger
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/npt.0000000000000289
Subject(s) - medicine , transcranial doppler , middle cerebral artery , stroke (engine) , cardiology , physical therapy , intensity (physics) , blood pressure , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ischemia , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Previous work demonstrates that older adults have a lower response in the middle cerebral artery velocity (MCAv) to an acute bout of moderate-intensity exercise when compared with young adults. However, no information exists regarding MCAv response to exercise after stroke. We tested whether MCAv response to an acute bout of moderate-intensity exercise differed between participants 3 months after stroke and an age- and sex-matched control group of older adults (CON). A secondary objective was to compare MCAv response between the stroke- and non-stroke-affected MCAv.