Factors influencing recovery of upper limb motor function during constraint-induced movement therapy for people with stroke.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the personal and clinical factors that can predict recovery of motor function in people with stroke.

Methods: Characteristics of the study participants such as age, sex, time since stroke and type of stroke, motor function, shoulder pain, amount and quality of use of the affected limb in the real world, wrist and elbow spasticity, handedness, central post-stroke pain and dose of massed practice were recorded. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression.

Vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy: things to note on the protocols, the effects and the mechanisms of action.

Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder that is characterized by repetitive un-triggered seizures that occur severally within 24 h or more. Non-pharmacological methods for the management of epilepsy were discussed. The non-pharmacological methods include the vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) which is subdivided into invasive and non-invasive techniques.

Predictors of high dose of massed practice following stroke.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the factors that affect patients' ability to carry out high dose of massed practice.

Methods: Patients with stroke were included in the study if they had no severe impairment in motor and cognitive functions. Dose of massed practice, motor function, perceived amount and quality of use of the arm in the real world, wrist and elbow flexors spasticity, dominant hand stroke, presence of shoulder pain, and central post-stroke pain were assessed on the first day.

Prevalence, pattern and impact of sleep disturbance on quality of life and exercise participation among children with cerebral palsy in Kano city.

Introduction: Sleep disturbance (SD) could have negative impact on the general well-being of children with cerebral palsy (CWCP).

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of SD and its impact on quality of life and exercise participation among CWCP.

Material And Methods: In the cross-sectional study, CWCP and their siblings were recruited from secondary and tertiary hospitals in Kano City.

Predictors of gross motor function and activities of daily living in children with cerebral palsy.

To determine the influence of selected impairment variables, spasticity, trunk control, upper limb function and selective motor control of the lower limb on gross motor function and activities of daily living in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Seventy children with CP, 40 boys and 30 girls, with age range between 11 and 156 months were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Data on spasticity, selective motor control of the lower limb, upper limb function and trunk control were assessed using modified Ashworth scale (MAS), selective motor control of the lower limb (SCALE), paediatric arm function test, trunk motor control assessment and GMFM88, respectively.

Quality of life of stroke survivors: A cross-sectional study of association with functional independence, self-reported fatigue and exercise self-efficacy.

Objectives: Stroke is a leading cause of disability and one of the most debilitating conditions especially in the developing world. Rehabilitation focuses on improving functional ability which may enhance quality of life (QoL). The aims of this study were to investigate the association between QoL and each of functional independence (FI), self-reported fatigue (SRF) and exercise self-efficacy (ESE) in stroke survivors.

Assessment of family needs of children with cerebral palsy in Northern-Nigeria: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the needs and priorities of parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in order to improve care by increasing family participation in rehabilitation programmes.

Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted between January to March 2019. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 43 family members (18 years and above) of children with CP who came to the physiotherapy departments for rehabilitation services for their children.

Comparative Efficacy of Soft Tissue Massage and Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation in the Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain.

Background: Hemiplegic Shoulder pain (HSP) is a common clinical consequence of focal cerebral insult. The study investigated the comparative efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Soft Tissue Massage (STM) in the management HSP.

Method: A total of 50 consenting stroke patients with HSP completed the 8 weeks pretest posttest quasi-experimental study.

Perceived social support and social constraints in Hausa women stroke survivors: A cross-sectional study.

: Social factors modulating stroke outcomes are found to be culturally and gender inclined. We examined social support and social constraints in Hausa women stroke survivors.: To determine social support and social constraints in Hausa women after stroke.

Effect of task-oriented training on balance and motor function of ambulant children with cerebral palsy.

Introduction And Objectives: The study evaluated the effect of task-oriented training (TOT) on the motor function (MF) and balance of ambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Materials And Methods: A total of 46 children were randomised into TOT group (n=23) and Control Group (CG [n=23]), but 39 children complete the study. Balance and MF were assessed at baseline, 6th and 12th weeks and 6 weeks post-intervention.

Analysis of Direct Monthly Cost of Outpatient Hospital-Based Care for Children With Cerebral Palsy in Kano, Nigeria.

Background: Children with cerebral palsy require effective, accessible and affordable medical and rehabilitation care.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the direct monthly cost of outpatient hospital-based care for children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Kano City, Nigeria.

Methods: The study was a cross-sectional survey.

Investigating post-stroke fatigue: An individual participant data meta-analysis.

Objective: The prevalence of post-stroke fatigue differs widely across studies, and reasons for such divergence are unclear. We aimed to collate individual data on post-stroke fatigue from multiple studies to facilitate high-powered meta-analysis, thus increasing our understanding of this complex phenomenon.

Methods: We conducted an Individual Participant Data (IPD) meta-analysis on post-stroke fatigue and its associated factors.

Determinants of quality of life among community-dwelling persons with spinal cord injury: A path analysis.

Context: Recent advancement in technology and medical care has resulted in an increase not only in disability arising from spinal cord injury (SCI) but also its attendant challenges such as poor quality of life (QoL).

Aim: To test a theoretical model of predictors of QoL among persons with SCI.

Settings And Design: Study was conducted in the South Eastern Nigeria.

Profile of children with new-born brachial plexus palsy managed in a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria.

New-born Brachial Plexus Palsy (NBPP) is birth injury resulting from traction to the brachial plexus at birth. It is an injury to two or more cervical or thoracic nerve roots. It has been reported to be one of the most common birth injuries of the new-born.

Variation in Functional Independence among Stroke Survivors Having Fatigue and Depression.

Objective. This study evaluated variation in functional independence in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) among individuals with poststroke fatigue (PSF) and poststroke depression (PSD). Methods.