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7929712

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
The performance of 40 head-injured patients (HI) without peripheral upper body injuries and 88 normal controls were compared on finger tapping and grip strength 1 month and 1 year after injury. The HI group demonstrated deficits on both tasks 1 month after injury, but only finger tapping was impaired 1 year postinjury. While grip strength differentially improved in the HI group from 1 month to 1 year, finger tapping improved similarly in both groups. The pattern of results was similar when a subset of 25 HI patients without any evidence of focal lesions were examined. These results demonstrate (1) motor deficits are present 1 year after injury even in a sample of predominantly mild head-injury patients, (2) grip strength is more sensitive to recovery in the first year after head injury, and (3) finger tapping continues to be impaired 1 year after head injury possibly due to its speed requirements.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1380-3395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
448-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Recovery of simple motor skills after head injury.
pubmed:affiliation
Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NM.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Controlled Clinical Trial