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ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2021

Relative independence of upper limb position sense and reaching in children with hemiparetic perinatal stroke.

Andrea M Kuczynski, Adam Kirton, Jennifer A Semrau, Sean P Dukelow

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Article in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrea M KuczynskiUniversity of Calgary, 1403 29th St. NW, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, T2N 0P8, Canada. spdukelo@ucalgary.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-7268-3275
Adam KirtonUniversity of Calgary, 1403 29th St. NW, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, T2N 0P8, Canada.
Jennifer A SemrauDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Sean P DukelowUniversity of Calgary, 1403 29th St. NW, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, T2N 0P8, Canada.
University of Calgary · CAOntario Brain Institute · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies using clinical measures have suggested that proprioceptive dysfunction is related to motor impairment of the upper extremity following adult stroke. We used robotic technology and clinical measures to assess the relationship between position sense and reaching with the hemiparetic upper limb in children with perinatal stroke.

methodsProspective term-born children with magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed perinatal ischemic stroke and upper extremity deficits were recruited from a population-based cohort. Neurotypical controls were recruited from the community. Participants completed two tasks in the Kinarm robot: arm position-matching (three parameters: variability [Var

resultsForty-eight children with stroke (26 arterial, 22 venous, mean age: 12.0 ± 4.0 years) and 145 controls (mean age: 12.8 ± 3.9 years) completed both tasks. Position-matching performance in children with stroke did not correlate with performance on the visually guided reaching task. Robotic sensory and motor measures correlated with only some clinical tests. For example, AHA scores correlated with reaction time (R = - 0.61, p < 0.001), initial direction error (R = - 0.64, p < 0.001), and movement time (R = - 0.62, p < 0.001).

conclusionsRobotic technology can quantify complex, discrete aspects of upper limb sensory and motor function in hemiparetic children. Robot-measured deficits in position sense and reaching with the contralesional limb appear to be relatively independent of each other and correlations for both with clinical measures are modest. Knowledge of the relationship between sensory and motor impairment may inform future rehabilitation strategies and improve outcomes for children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy.

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AdolescentCerebral PalsyChildCohort StudiesExoskeleton DeviceFemaleHandHumansMaleMovementProprioceptionProspective StudiesPsychomotor PerformanceRoboticsStrokeUpper ExtremityCerebral palsyMotor controlPerinatal strokePosition senseProprioceptionReachingRobotics

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