Open AccessIntense Arm Rehabilitation Therapy Improves the Modified Rankin Scale Score
Author(s) -
Steven C. Cramer,
Vu Le,
Jeffrey L. Saver,
Lucy Dodakian,
Jill See,
Renee Augsburger,
Alison McKenzie,
Robert J. Zhou,
Nina L. Chiu,
Jutta Heckhausen,
Jessica M. Cassidy,
Walt Scacchi,
M. Smith,
Anna M. Barrett,
Jayme S. Knutson,
Dylan Edwards,
David Putrino,
Kunal Agrawal,
Kenneth Ngo,
Elliot J. Roth,
David Tirschwell,
Michelle Woodbury,
Ross Zafonte,
Wenle Zhao,
Judith Spilker,
Steven L. Wolf,
Joseph P. Broderick,
Scott Janis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.91
H-Index - 364
eISSN - 1526-632X
pISSN - 0028-3878
DOI - 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011667
Subject(s) - modified rankin scale , medicine , rehabilitation , interquartile range , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , stroke (engine) , motor function , wrist , hemiparesis , surgery , ischemic stroke , lesion , mechanical engineering , ischemia , engineering
To evaluate the effect of intensive rehabilitation on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), a measure of activities limitation commonly used in acute stroke studies, and to define the specific changes in body structure/function (motor impairment) most related to mRS gains.