Publications by authors named "Bianca Pinto Cunha"
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the side of brain lesion on the ipsilesional hand function of stroke survivors.
Methods: Twenty-four chronic stroke survivors, equally allocated in 2 groups according to the side of brain lesion (right or left), and 12 sex- and age-matched healthy controls performed the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT), the Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT), the maximum power grip strength (PwGS) test, and the maximum pinch grip strength (PnGS) test. Only the ipsilesional hand of the stroke survivors and both hands (left and right) of the controls were assessed.