Health Condition 1: G460- Middle cerebral artery syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Action Observation (AO) Therapy: Action observation is observing another individual performing a motor task to promote motor recovery by engaging similar brain region to action executio
Sponsors
Sulfikar Ali A
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Brunnstorm voluntary control grade greater than or equal to 3 to less than or equal to 5 in the affected upper limb (2) Diagnosed as having a unilateral stroke (3) Within 6 months of onset (4) Mini Mental Status Examination score greater than 23 points (5) Intact ability to imitate (score greater than or equal to 8) with non-paretic upper limb (6) Ability to sit with or without support
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Visual impairment interfering with the study protocol (2) Global or receptive aphasia (3) Perceptual deficits like unilateral neglect, anosognosia, apraxia and right/ left indiscrimination (4) Major medical problems or comorbidities that preclude study Protocol (paretic limb shoulder pain, severe arthritis, previous surgery functional limitation) (5) Patients with contraindications to EEG including those patients with metallic implants, and patients under epileptic medication (6) History of seizures (7)Uncooperative patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mu suppression score and % Maximum voluntary contractionTimepoint: During observation of reaching task | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mu suppression score and % Maximum voluntary contractionTimepoint: During imitation of reaching task | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Selvam Ramachandran
Scholl of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Outcome results
None listed