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3686581

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
The relative importance of motor, perceptual, and some cognitive functions for self-care ability was analyzed in a representative sample of 109 subjects within 2 weeks of acute stroke. Forty-nine patients (45%) were dependent or partly dependent in self-care. Profound motor dysfunction was present in 39%, low-order perceptual deficits in 10%, high-order perceptual deficits in 60%, and disorientation in time and space in 13% of the patients. There was a significant covariation between motor function and self-care ability and between low-order perception and orientation function. Low-order and high-order perception covaried only weakly. Discriminant analyses showed that the actual level of self-care proficiency could be correctly predicted in 70% of the cases by the 4 indexes of motor function, low-order perception, high-order perception, and orientation. The dominating predictor was motor function, and the next highest was high-order perception. When a program for early training is designed with the aim to alleviate long-term self-care disability after stroke, correct assessment of motor and perceptual functions in the individual stroke patient is essential.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0039-2499
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1081-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Motor and perceptual impairments in acute stroke patients: effects on self-care ability.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physical Medicine, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't