Abstract Objective This study aimed at testing the ability of the superimposed electrical stimulation technique to restore the mobility of pre-stiff thumbs after operative repair for rupture of the ulnar…
As of 2015 the Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) will publish only papers written in English. This decision by the Journal’s board of directors is aimed at strengthening…
Abstract Innovative technologies for sensorimotor rehabilitation after stroke have dramatically increased these past 20 years. Based on a review of the literature on “Medline” and “Web of Science” between 1990 and…
Abstract Stroke rehabilitation has undergone a revolution over the last three decades. Cohort studies have consistently reinforced the importance of post-stroke rehabilitation to stimulate recovery, but the concepts of empirical…
Abstract Recovery of motor function after stroke occurs largely on the basis of a sustained capacity of the adult brain for plastic changes. This brain plasticity has been validated by…
Abstract In stroke patients with severe persistent neurological deficits, alternative therapeutic modalities are limited. Stem cell therapy might be an opportunity when the safety profile of this approach will be…
Abstract Today, administering rTPA thrombolytic therapy within the first hours of a stroke is the only validated drug therapy for improving the spontaneous – and most of the time incomplete – recovery…
Abstract Being able to predict an individual’s potential for recovery of motor function after stroke may facilitate the use of more effective targeted rehabilitation strategies, and management of patient expectations…
1 English version For a long time we thought all was lost. The 20th century was dominated by Ramon y Cajal dogma: neurogenesis does not occur in the adult mammalian…
Abstract Objective To study the applicability and responsiveness of the motor function measure (total score and sub-scores D1, D2 and D3) in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Patients and methods Two…
