We address the statistical challenge of classifying subjects as hemiplegic, vestibular or normal based on complex trajectories obtained through two experimental protocols designed to evaluate potential deficits in postural control. The classification procedure involves a dimension reduction step where the complex trajectories are summarized by finite-dimensional summary measures based on a stoc...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare H-reflex characteristics during gait of hemiplegic stroke patients. [Subjects] Twenty-five patients and age-matched twenty-five volunteers in good health were studied. All the subjects could walk independently. [Methods] An MP150 (BIOPAC Systems, Inc., Goleta, CA, USA) was used to record the electromyography (EMG) data collected with Ag-Ag/Cl m...

Hemiplegic cerebral palsied (CP) children account 30% of CP children1, characterized by affected arm and leg on one side of the body2. Hemiplegic children had difficulties in performing fine motor hand activities and had abnormal upper limb posturing during gait and in any activities required effort3. Combination of spasticity, weakness, and sensory and motor control deficits reduced functional...

Background and Purpose: Rehabilitation therapy is believed to be useful during the first few months after stroke when recovery usually takes place. However, evidence exists that this may not be the rule for all stroke victims. Therefore, we investigated, in a selected group of poststroke patients, the profile of recovery in response to long-term rehabilitation therapy. Methods: Fifty-one hemipl...

We report an anomalous dorsally positioned median nerve within the carpal tunnel in a 25-year-old spastic hemiplegic man associated with chronic wrist pain.