ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2020
Suggested Assessments for Sarcopenia in Patients With Stroke Who Can Walk Independently.
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- Assessment tools for patients with stroke-related sarcopenia: a scoping review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Training modalities for elder sarcopenic obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of Appendicular Muscle Mass in Sarcopenia in Older Adults Using Ultrasonography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Gerontology · 2022Pooled it
- Impaired Nutritional Condition After Stroke From the Hyperacute to the Chronic Phase: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Sarcopenia as a Mediator of the Effect of a Gerontogymnastics Program on Cardiorespiratory Fitness of Overweight and Obese Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Differential Effects of Stroke Stage and Age on Sarcopenia in Stroke Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- The Feasibility and Validity of Sarcopenia Assessment Using Standard of Care Stroke Imaging.Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Handheld Ultrasound Parameters of Lower Limb Muscles versus Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Parameters for Skeletal Muscle Assessments in Arabic Female Adults.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physical Therapy Assessment Tool Threshold Values to Identify Sarcopenia and Locomotive Syndrome in the Elderly.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Nutrition Management in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Narrative Review.Brain & NeuroRehabilitation · 2022Review
- Impact of Sarcopenia on Functional Outcomes Among Patients With Mild Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Retrospective Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Sarcopenia Diagnosis: Reliability of the Ultrasound Assessment of the Tibialis Anterior Muscle as an Alternative Evaluation Tool.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Are Sarcopenia and Cognitive Dysfunction Comorbid after Stroke in the Context of Brain-Muscle Crosstalk?Biomedicines · 2021Review
- Association Between Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit and Sarcopenia Among Hemiplegic Stroke Patients.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
- How Does Stroke Affect Skeletal Muscle? State of the Art and Rehabilitation Perspective.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate variables for assessment of stroke-related sarcopenia that are alternative options to the current assessment for sarcopenia, which focuses on age-related sarcopenia and also has limitations in addressing sarcopenia due to weakness resulting from stroke.
methodsForty patients (17 men, 23 women; mean age, 66.9±15.4 years) with first-ever stroke who can walk independently were included. Muscle mass was determined by measuring ultrasonographic muscle thickness of vastus intermedius, rectus femoris, tibialis anterior, medial gastrocnemius, and biceps brachii muscles in addition to using the skeletal muscle index (SMI) with bioelectrical impedance analysis. Muscle strength was assessed with the Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score as well as handgrip (HG) strength. Physical performance was measured by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) along with 4-meter gait speed (4MGS). Correlations between each assessment in the three categories were analyzed and adjusted by stroke severity, comorbidity, and nutritional status.
resultsFor muscle mass, SMI showed the highest correlation with the tibialis anterior muscle (r=0.783, p<0.001) among the other muscles. Regarding muscle strength, the MRC sum score correlated with the HG (r=0.660, p<0.001). For physical performance, the BBS correlated with the 4MGS (r=0.834, p<0.001). The same result was obtained after adjusting for factors of stroke severity, comorbidity, and nutritional status.
conclusionThese results suggest that ultrasonographic muscle thickness of the tibialis anterior, the MRC sum score, and BBS might be alternatives to SMI, HG, and usual gait speed for sarcopenia in stroke patients.
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