Reliability, Concurrent Validity, Responsiveness and Measurement Error of the Portuguese Version of Comprehensive Motor Coordination Scale in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease.

Introduction: Assessment of motor coordination in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is based on motor performance and does not consider movement quality.

Objective: To validate the Comprehensive Coordination Scale (CCS) in patients with PD and correlate it with motor impairment.

Methods: This cross-sectional and case-control study included 15 individuals with PD and 15 healthy older individuals as controls.

Effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on intracranial compliance in the subacute phase of stroke.

Objectives: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) increases cerebral blood flow. This study evaluated the effects of anodal tDCS (A-tDCS) on intracranial compliance (ICC) in patients with subacute stroke using a non-invasive method.

Methods: This was a randomized, proof-of-concept, double-blind, pilot study.

The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with task-specific training on spatio-temporal gait parameters and functional mobility in individuals with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has a priming effect on post- stroke motor rehabilitation.

Objective: We verified whether tDCS combined with task-specific training was superior to nonintervention, task-specific training, or simulated intervention in improving spatio-temporal gait parameters and functional mobility in stroke patients.

Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, and LILACS for articles published until May 2024, using terms related to stroke, tDCS, and task-specific training.

Physiotherapeutic Approaches in the Rehabilitation of Patients After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Scoping Review of In-Hospital Until Outpatient Phase.

Objectives: This scoping review aimed to identify studies that address the use of physical therapy in the rehabilitation of adult and elderly patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods: This scoping review was based on Joanna Briggs Institute methodology: participant (P), represented by adult and elderly patients after SARS-CoV-2; concept (C), main physical therapy interventions; and context (C), recovery period after SARS-CoV-2 (in-hospital or outpatient phase). The following information sources were used: MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane Library, PEDro, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Springer.

Muscle Tone Assessment by Machine Learning Using Surface Electromyography.

Muscle tone is defined as the resistance to passive stretch, but this definition is often criticized for its ambiguity since some suggest it is related to a state of preparation for movement. Muscle tone is primarily regulated by the central nervous system, and individuals with neurological disorders may lose the ability to control normal tone and can exhibit abnormalities. Currently, these abnormalities are mostly evaluated using subjective scales, highlighting a lack of objective assessment methods in the literature.

Nonlinear EEG Analysis During Motor and Cognitive Tasks in Patients With Long COVID: A Dynamic Systems Approach.

Nonlinear EEG provides information about dynamic properties of the brain. This study aimed to compare nonlinear EEG parameters estimated from patients with Long COVID in different cognitive and motor tasks. This 12-month prospective cohort study included 83 patients with Long COVID: 53 symptomatic and 30 asymptomatic.

Repetitive peripheral sensory stimulation for motor recovery after stroke: a scoping review.

Background And Purpose: Enhancing afferent information from the paretic limb can improve post-stroke motor recovery. However, uncertainties exist regarding varied sensory peripheral neuromodulation protocols and their specific impacts. This study outlines the use of repetitive peripheral sensory stimulation (RPSS) and repetitive magnetic stimulation (rPMS) in individuals with stroke.

Effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over motor cortex on resting-state brain activity in the early subacute stroke phase: A power spectral density analysis.

Introduction: Despite promising results, the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the early stages of stroke and its impact on brain activity have been poorly studied. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of tDCS applied over the ipsilesional motor cortex on resting-state brain activity in the early subacute phase of stroke.

Methods: This is a pilot, randomized, double-blind, proof-of-concept study.

Decreased functional mobility in individuals with mild to moderate expanded disability status from relapsing multiple sclerosis: Analysis of the Glittre-ADL test.

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease that significantly limits an individual's activities of daily living (ADLs) and negatively affects their social participation as it progresses. The impact of activities and participation must be continuously assessed, and the Glittre-ADL is a validated test for MS to assess functional capacity in tasks similar to ADLs.

Objective: To evaluate whether the Glittre-ADL test is a valid method for assessing functional mobility in individuals with MS and moderate disability or those who use assistive devices.

Post-coronavirus disease 2019 functional impairments, limitations, and restrictions: A prospective cohort study based on the international classification of functioning, disability, and health.

Background: Current knowledge regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is constantly evolving, and the long-term functional impairments, limitations, and restrictions have not yet been well established.

Objective: to evaluate the impact of post-COVID condition on the human functioning through the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) classification.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort study with 53 individuals with post-COVID condition at 3 time points: 0 to 3 (baseline), 3 to 6, and 6-12 months (follow-up).

Effect of the haptic anchors during balancing and walking tasks in older adults: A systematic review.

Background: Older adults are benefited from the continuous tactile information to enhance postural control. Therefore, the aim was to evaluate the effect of the haptic anchors during balancing and walking tasks in older adults.

Methods: The search strategy (up to January 2023) was based on the PICOT (older adults; anchor system during balance and walking tasks; any control group; postural control measurements; short and/or long-term effect).

Can the choice reaction time be modified after COVID-19 diagnosis? A prospective cohort study.

Unlabelled: Assessment of cognitive processing speed through choice reaction time (CRT) can be an objective tool to assess cognitive functions after COVID-19 infection.

Objective: This study aimed to assess CRT in individuals after acute COVID-19 infection over 1 year.

Methods: We prospectively analyzed 30 individuals (male: 9, female: 21) with mild-moderate functional status after COVID-19 and 30 individuals (male: 8, female: 22) without COVID-19.

Virtual reality and serious game therapy for post-stroke individuals: A preliminary study with humanized rehabilitation approach protocol.

Objective: The current study proposed the development and preliminary validation of a humanized training approach for upper limb rehabilitation of chronic post-stroke individuals, using serious game (SG) and virtual reality (VR) technologies.

Materials And Methods: Ten individuals with chronic stroke participated in the study. Accompanied by a health professional, 15 sessions of the SG were performed in a laboratory, in a humanized way, lasting between 30 and 45 min each.

Brazilian practice guidelines for stroke rehabilitation: Part II.

The Brazilian Practice Guidelines for Stroke Rehabilitation - Part II, developed by the Scientific Department of Neurological Rehabilitation of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology (Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, in Portuguese), focuses on specific rehabilitation techniques to aid recovery from impairment and disability after stroke. As in Part I, Part II is also based on recently available evidence from randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and other guidelines. Part II covers disorders of communication, dysphagia, postural control and balance, ataxias, spasticity, upper limb rehabilitation, gait, cognition, unilateral spatial neglect, sensory impairments, home rehabilitation, medication adherence, palliative care, cerebrovascular events related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the future of stroke rehabilitation, and stroke websites to support patients and caregivers.

Changes in Electrical Brain Activity and Cognitive Functions Following Mild to Moderate COVID-19: A one-Year Prospective Study After Acute Infection.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can disrupt various brain functions. Over a one-year period, we aimed to assess brain activity and cognitive function in 53 COVID-19 patients and 30 individuals without COVID-19 (or asymptomatic). The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Trail Making Test Parts A and B (TMT-A and B), and Digit Span Test were used to assess cognitive function.

Evaluation of subjective vertical perception among stroke patients: a systematic review.

Background: Verticality misperception is relatively common among patients after stroke, and it may be evaluated in terms of (a) subjective visual vertical (SVV), (b) subjective haptic vertical (SHV) and (c) subjective postural vertical (SPV). To better understand these assessment methods, we conducted a systematic review of the methodological characteristics of different protocols for evaluating SVV, SHV and SPV among individuals after stroke.

Objective: To standardize the methodological characteristics of protocols for evaluating verticality perception after stroke.

Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation in addition to visuomotor training on choice reaction time and cognition function in amateur soccer players (FAST trial): A randomized control trial.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in addition to visuomotor training (VMT) on choice reaction time (CRT) and cognitive function in amateur soccer players.

Design: Single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group study.

Setting: Neuroscience and Motor Control Laboratory.

Effects of rehabilitation programs on heart rate variability after stroke: a systematic review.

Background: It has been shown that the autonomic nervous system can be modulated by physical exercise after stroke, but there is a lack of evidence showing rehabilitation can be effective in increasing heart rate variability (HRV).

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness and safety of rehabilitation programs in modulating HRV after stroke.

Methods: The search strategy was based in the PICOT (patients: stroke; interventions: rehabilitation; comparisons: any control group; outcomes: HRV; time: acute, subacute and chronic phases of stroke).

Visual and haptic verticality misperception and trunk control within 72 h after stroke.

Introduction: Stroke patients often exhibit an altered perception of verticality, but there are no studies evaluating verticality perception in the first 72 h after stroke and its relationship with trunk control. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze visual and haptic verticality in the acute phase of stroke.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with two groups: (a) 13 individuals with stroke and (b) 12 healthy participants.

Dual-task intervention based on trail making test: Effects on Parkinson's disease.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention with dual task based on trail making test on gait, cognition and daily activities execution in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Methodology: 10 individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD) were divided into dual task group (DTG) and control group (CG).

Use of artificial intelligence as an instrument of evaluation after stroke: a scoping review based on international classification of functioning, disability and health concept.

Introduction: To understand the current practices in stroke evaluation, the main clinical decision support system and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies need to be understood to assist the therapist in obtaining better insights about impairments and level of activity and participation in persons with stroke during rehabilitation.

Methods: This scoping review maps the use of AI for the functional evaluation of persons with stroke; the context involves any setting of rehabilitation. Data were extracted from CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, CINAHL, PEDRO Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, AAAI Publications, ACM Digital Library, MathSciNet, and arXiv up to January 2021.

Music-based physical therapy in Parkinson's disease: An approach based on international Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

Introduction: Several studies suggests that the provision of auditory cues with music could be beneficial for people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of music-based physical therapy on the international Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) components: disability, cognition, muscle strength, balance, and functional mobility.

Methods: This was a controlled, non-randomized clinical trial involving 13 individuals with PD assessed at three times: baseline, period 1 (treatment), and period 2 (no treatment).