Motor and perceptual impairments in acute stroke patients: effects on self-care ability.

• DOI: 10.1161/01.str.18.6.1081
• Publication Date: 2011-06-17T20:10:52Z
• Authors: B Bernspång; K Asplund; S Eriksson; A R Fugl-Meyer
• Keywords: Motor dysfunction; Stroke; Discriminant function analysis; Perceptual Disorders

The relative importance of motor, perceptual, and some cognitive functions for self-care ability was analyzed in a representative sample 109 subjects within 2 weeks acute stroke. Forty-nine patients (45%) were dependent or partly self-care. Profound motor dysfunction present 39%, low-order perceptual deficits 10%, high-order 60%, disorientation time space 13% the patients. There significant covariation between function perception orientation function. Low-order covaried only weakly. Discriminant analyses showed that actual level proficiency could be correctly predicted 70% cases by 4 indexes function, perception, orientation. dominating predictor next highest perception. When program early training is designed with aim to alleviate long-term disability after stroke, correct assessment individual stroke patient essential.