ArticleJournal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea)2018
Muscle Thickness and Echo Intensity of the Abdominal and Lower Extremity Muscles in Stroke Survivors.
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- Effect of Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Paretic Gastrocnemius and Tibialis Anterior Muscle Contraction of Stroke Survivors During Walking: A Pilot Study.Biosensors · 2024Article
- Examination of evaluation indicators for spasticity in stroke patients using ultrasound imaging equipment.Journal of physical therapy science · 2024Article
- Gender-Specific Differences in Spinal Alignment and Muscle Power in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- The effects of Pilates training on abdominal muscle thickness and core endurance in patients with Parkinson's disease: a single-blind controlled clinical study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Surface Electromyography-Driven Parameters for Representing Muscle Mass and Strength.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Respiratory muscle ultrasonography evaluation and its clinical application in stroke patients: A review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Utility of ultrasound as a promising diagnostic tool for stroke-related sarcopenia: A retrospective pilot study.Medicine · 2022Article
- Relationship between Lower Limbs Performance and Spinal Alignment in Parkinson's Disease Patients: An Observational Study with Cross Sectional Design.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Changes in Muscle Thickness and Echo Intensity in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2022Article
- Muscle echo intensity of abdominal wall in Parkinson's disease and healthy controls: a cross sectional study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Article
- Transversus Abdominis Thickness at Rest and Exercise in Individuals with Poststroke Hemiparesis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Differences in muscle thickness and echo intensity between stroke survivors and age- and sex-matched healthy older adults.Physical therapy research · 2020Article
- Nutritional status, abdominal muscle thickness, and functional outcomes in patients with subacute to chronic stroke.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
background and purposeThis study compared the muscle thickness (MT) and echo intensity (EI) of the abdominal, thigh, and lower leg muscles between the paretic and nonparetic sides in chronic stroke survivors.
methodsThirty-two stroke survivors living in the community participated in this study. The MT and EI, which are indicators of muscle mass and intramuscular fat or connective tissue, were assessed in the rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis, rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, and soleus via transverse ultrasound imaging. In addition, a possible indicator of physical activity-the frequency of going out per week-was evaluated.
resultsAll quadriceps muscles and the tibialis anterior were significantly thinner and the EI values of the vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and soleus were significantly higher in the paretic limb than the nonparetic limb. The MT and EI values of abdominal muscles did not differ significantly between the two sides. The MT values of the paretic rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis were significantly associated with the frequency of going out after adjusting confounding factors. The MT of the nonparetic vastus lateralis was significantly associated with latency from stroke onset after adjusting confounding factors.
conclusionsOur results indicate that quantitative and qualitative changes on the paretic side in stroke survivors were the most robust in the thigh muscles, whereas such changes might not occur in the abdominal muscles.
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