Reliability of the thumb localizing test and its validity against quantitative measures with a robotic device in patients with hemiparetic stroke.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To examine the inter-rater reliability of the thumb localizing test (TLT) and its validity against quantitative measures of proprioception.

Authors

  • Eri Otaka
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. eyokohama93@gmail.com.
  • Yohei Otaka
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.
  • Shoko Kasuga
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kasuga@bio.keio.ac.jp.
  • Atsuko Nishimoto
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. sakurasaku710eena@gmail.com.
  • Kotaro Yamazaki
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. koyamazaki-tky@umin.ac.jp.
  • Michiyuki Kawakami
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. michiyukikawakami@hotmail.com.
  • Junichi Ushiba
    Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan. ushiba@brain.bio.keio.ac.jp.
  • Meigen Liu
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. meigenliukeio@mac.com.