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DEFICITS AFFECTING THE FUNCTION OF THE PARALYSED ARM FOLLOWING HEMIPLEGIA *
Author(s) -
Shah S. K.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1978.tb00656.x
Subject(s) - physical medicine and rehabilitation , spasticity , forearm , sensation , motion (physics) , medicine , psychology , proprioception , neuroscience , anatomy , computer science , artificial intelligence
After a minimum of three weeks post onset hemiplegic patients were assessed for deficits affecting the function of the paralysed arm. A highly significant relationship (p <.001) was observed between disturbances of joint sense, position of the limb in space, tactile discrimination, selective spasticity of distal joints. Of all the components of gross arm motion, forearm supination and spontaneity of hand usage appeared to be the most significant in predicting presence of other synergistic components. Inability to perform voluntary motion was not related to disturbances of tone, or disturbances of sensation but to the limitation of active and passive motion.