Patterns of recovery from hemiplegia following stroke

Abstract The aim of this study was to consider the controversial issue of the specific difficulties suffered by right brain-damaged (RBD) patients recovering from hemiplegia. Ninety patients under rehabilitation participated. Behavioural variables (impairment and recovery of basic motor capacities, functional abilities, walking, and activities in daily living (ADL)) and visual attentional variables (contralesional neglect and ipsilesional performance) were measured. Some of the impairment and recovery variables were used in a factorial analysis (multiple component analysis) in order to obtain subgrouping of the patient sample. A majority effect was observed from the first two axes, which form a hierarchical scale and can be interpreted as a general scale of ability (impairment and recovery). The patients placed in this first group (62% of the sample) can be divided into four subgroups, ranging from mild to major impairment: recovery varied but functional improvement was consistent with basic motor improve...

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