Failing to understand others accurately can be extremely costly. Unfortunately, events such as strokes can lead to a decline in emotional understanding. Such impairments have been documented in stroke patients and are widely hypothesized to be related to right-hemisphere lesions, as well as to the amygdala, and are thought to be driven in part by attentional biases, for example, less fixation on the eyes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe impact of stroke on motor functioning is analyzed at different levels. 'Impairment' denotes the loss of basic characteristics of voluntary movement. 'Activity limitation' denotes the loss of normal capacity for independent execution of daily activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisabil Rehabil Assist Technol
April 2022
Aims: Modalities for rehabilitation of the neurologically affected upper-limb (UL) are generally of limited benefit. The majority of patients seriously affected by UL paresis remain with severe motor disability, despite all rehabilitation efforts. Consequently, extensive clinical research is dedicated to develop novel strategies aimed to improve the functional outcome of the affected UL.
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