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Title:
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Simulation of virtual human hand evolution after stroke
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Author:
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Peña Pitarch, Esteve; Ticó Falguera, Neus
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Other authors:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Mecànica; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. SIR - Service and Industrial Robotics; Fundació Althaia |
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Abstract:
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Different types of neurological deficits and sequels in the upper extremities that affect the activities of daily living (ADL) in patients who have undergone stroke have been analyzed from a subjective clinical point of view.
The aim of this work is to show a novel environment to simulate the initial improvement of the upper limb functions a few days after stroke and simulate the functional recovery of patients under a rehabilitation
program.
Eighteen patients in the first seven days of stroke were selected. Five men and thirteen women participated in the experiments. After six months, six of them recovered all the functionality of the hand tested with the ARAT test and wearing a Ciberglobe system, five recovered part of the hand functionality, and seven did not show
apparent recovery of the functionality of the hand. |
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Abstract:
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Peer Reviewed |
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Subject(s):
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut
-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica::Biomecànica
-Cerebrovascular disease
-Extremities, Upper
-Virtual reality
-Rehabilitation
-Stroke
-Hand simulation
-Virtual environment
-Malalties cerebrovasculars
-Extremitats superiors
-Realitat virtual
-Rehabilitació |
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Document type:
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Article - Published version
Conference Object |
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Published by:
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Università degli Studi di Genova
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