Motor Deficits in the Ipsilesional Arm of Severely Paretic Stroke Survivors Correlate With Functional Independence in Left, but Not Right Hemisphere Damage

Chronic stroke survivors with severe contralesional arm paresis face numerous challenges to performing activities of daily living, which largely rely on the use of the less-affected ipsilesional arm. While use of the ipsilesional arm is often encouraged as a compensatory strategy in rehabilitation,...

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Main Authors: Shanie A. L. Jayasinghe, David Good, David A. Wagstaff, Carolee Winstein, Robert L. Sainburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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CVA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2020.599220/full