Robot training for hand motor recovery in subacute stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
Published Date: Nov 26, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Evidence of superiority of robot training for the hand over classical therapies in stroke patients remains controversial. During the subacute stage, hand training is likely to be the most useful.

Authors

  • Felipe Orihuela-Espina
    Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
  • Giovana Femat Roldán
    National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Israel Sánchez-Villavicencio
    National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Lorena Palafox
    National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Ronald Leder
    National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Luis Enrique Sucar
    National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Puebla, Mexico.
  • Jorge Hernández-Franco
    National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico.

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