Hemorrhagic versus ischemic stroke: Who can best benefit from blended conventional physiotherapy with robotic-assisted gait therapy?

Journal: PloS one
Published Date: Jun 2, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Contrary to common belief of clinicians that hemorrhagic stroke survivors have better functional prognoses than ischemic, recent studies show that ischemic survivors could experience similar or even better functional improvements. However, the influence of stroke subtype on gait and posture outcomes following an intervention blending conventional physiotherapy with robotic-assisted gait therapy is missing.

Authors

  • Frédéric Dierick
    Forme & Fonctionnement Humain Research Unit, Department of Physical Therapy, Haute Ecole Louvain en Hainaut, Montignies sur Sambre, Belgium.
  • Mélanie Dehas
    Forme & Fonctionnement Humain Research Unit, Department of Physical Therapy, Haute Ecole Louvain en Hainaut, Montignies sur Sambre, Belgium.
  • Jean-Luc Isambert
    « Le Normandy » Rehabilitation Center, Granville, France.
  • Soizic Injeyan
    « Le Normandy » Rehabilitation Center, Granville, France.
  • Anne-France Bouché
    Forme & Fonctionnement Humain Research Unit, Department of Physical Therapy, Haute Ecole Louvain en Hainaut, Montignies sur Sambre, Belgium.
  • Yannick Bleyenheuft
    Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Sigal Portnoy
    Department of Occupational Therapy, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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