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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering

Kinematic measures provide useful information after intracranial aneurysm treatment.

Rachael K Raw, Richard M Wilkie, Mark Mon-Williams, Stuart A Ross, Kenan Deniz, Tony Goddard, Tufail Patankar

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Rachael K RawFaculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Richard M WilkieFaculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Mark Mon-WilliamsFaculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Stuart A Ross2Department of Neurosciences, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Kenan Deniz2Department of Neurosciences, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Tony Goddard2Department of Neurosciences, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Tufail Patankar2Department of Neurosciences, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.

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introductionCurrent methods of assessing the outcomes of intracranial aneurysm treatment for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage are relatively insensitive, and thus unlikely to detect subtle deficits. Failures to identify cognitive and motor outcomes of intracranial aneurysm treatment might prevent delivery of optimal post-operative care. There are also concerns over risks associated with using intracranial aneurysm treatment as a preventative measure.

methodsWe explored whether our kinematic tool would yield useful information regarding motor/cognitive function in patients who underwent intracranial aneurysm treatment for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage or unruptured aneurysm. Computerised kinematic motor and learning tasks were administered alongside standardised clinical outcome measures of cognition and functional ability, in 10 patients, as a pilot trial. Tests at post-intracranial aneurysm treatment discharge and six-week follow-up were compared to see which measures detected changes.

resultsKinematic tests captured significant improvements from discharge to six-week follow-up, indexed by reduced motor errors and improved learning. Increased Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised scores reflected some recovery of memory function for most individuals, but other standardised cognitive measures, functional outcome scores and a psychological questionnaire showed no changes.

conclusionsKinematic measures can identify variation in performance in individuals with only slightly improved abilities post-intracranial aneurysm treatment. These measures may provide a sensitive way to explore post-operative outcomes following intracranial aneurysm treatment, or other similar surgical procedures.

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intracranial aneurysmkinematic analysisStrokestroke rehabilitationsubarachnoid haemorrhage

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