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Intensive arm rehabilitation after stroke improves functional outcomes
9 days ago - By Healio
Intensive arm motor therapy improved modified Rankin Scale scores among a “substantial” portion of patients who had experienced a stroke, according to findings published in Neurology.
The study results demonstrated that gains in specific motor impairments correlated with a higher likelihood of improvement, the researchers noted.
“Trials of acute stroke therapies often assess benefit using the modified Rankin Scale , which covers functional outcomes, is categorized by the WHO-International Classification of Function as a measure of activities limitations (previously
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