Physical factors associated with fatigue after stroke: an exploratory study.

Objective: To look for a relationship between physical fatigue and physical parameters in patients at least 3 months post stroke.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study of 32 poststroke patients (average duration of stroke 40 months) who were recruited among in- and outpatients followed by the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine of a university hospital. Fatigue was defined as a Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) score of 4 or more.