Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: A pilot study evaluating use of a computer-assisted neurorehabilitation platform for upper-extremity stroke assessment | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation BioMed Central Research A pilot study evaluating use of a computer-assisted neurorehabilitation platform for upper-extremity stroke assessment Xin Feng 1 2 and Jack M Winters1 Open Access Address 1Marquette University Dept of Biomedical Engineering Olin Engineering Center Milwaukee Wisconsin 53233 USA and 2Lexmark International 740 West New Circle Road Lexington Kentucky 40550 USA Email Xin Feng - xinfeng@ Jack M Winters - Corresponding author Published 28 May 2009 Received 12 November 2007 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009 6 15 doi 86 1743-0003-6-15 Accepted 28 May 2009 This article is available from http content 6 1 15 2009 Feng and Winters licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Background There is a need to develop cost-effective sensitive stroke assessment instruments. One approach is examining kinematic measures derived from goal-directed tasks which can potentially be sensitive to the subtle changes in the stroke rehabilitation process. This paper presents the findings from a pilot study that uses a computer-assisted neurorehabilitation platform interfaced with a conventional force-reflecting joystick to examine the assessment capability of the system by various types of goal-directed tasks. Methods Both stroke subjects with hemiparesis and able-bodied subjects used the forcereflecting joystick to complete a suite of goal-directed tasks under various task settings. Kinematic metrics developed for specific types of goal-directed tasks were used to assess various aspects of upper-extremity motor .
