OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis powered by artificial pneumatic muscles (PKAFO). METHODS Twenty-three hemiplegic patients (age, 59.6±13.7 years) were assessed 19.7±36.6 months after brain lesion. The 10-m walking time was measured as a gait parameter while the individual walked on a treadmill. Walking speed (m/s), step cycle (cycle/s), and...

Hemiplegic migraine (HM) is an uncommon type of migraine which is classified into sporadic and familial subtype. The noticed electroencephalogram (EEG) findings during HM attack are diffuse slowing contralateral to the weakened limb, but are usually normal in asymptomatic states. A 52-year-old woman who suffered from headache accompanying right arm weakness and aphasic symptoms admitted to our ...

During the course of rehabilitation hemiplegic patients who have Chedoke McMaster Stages of Motor Recovery scores 4 and 5 measured three weeks after onset of stroke often improve their arm and hand function to the point that they can later use it in the activities of daily living (ADL) (1). These patients can be considered to have mild arm and hand paralysis since they can grasp objects and man...

We interviewed 120 elderly hemiplegic patients 1 year after their acute stroke to assess cognitive impairment using the Mini-Mental State Examination, functional autonomy using the Barthel Index, mood disorders using the Hamilton Rating Depression Scale, and social integration using the Social Functioning Exam. Of the 76 patients admitted to this study, eight (12.1% of those testable) had signi...

We report the first Korean patient with familial hemiplegic migraine type 1, with clinical and multimodal imaging findings. A 43-yr-old man was admitted for right hemianopia and aphasia, followed by coma. MRI showed only cerebellar atrophy. CT angiography showed mild vasodilation of intracranial blood vessels and increased vascularity in the left hemisphere and perfusion-weighted imaging showed...

My aim was to report for the first time (to my knowledge) the successful treatment of 3 patients with sporadic hemiplegic migraine by surgical cautery of terminal branches of the external carotid artery under conscious sedation. Since the operations (between 1 and 2 years) none of the patients have had further attacks of migraine or hemiplegia. This preliminary report suggests that for patients...

background: bilateral activities are novel methods which are used for refreshing hemiplegic patients. but there are a lot of controversies regarding their efficiency. the aim of this study is to compare the effects of unilateral with bilateral arm training on upper arm function in patients with hemiplegic disorders. methods: in a clinical trial 23 hemiplegic patients were selected for the study...

Abstract Background Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is one of the most common complications stroke. This work aimed to evaluate and analyze clinical radiological features painful in hemiplegic stroke patients with evaluating diagnostic role ultrasound MR imaging assessment causes pain. Methods 210 affection within 3 years development were enrolled. Clinical including Medical Research Council sco...