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Assessments of motor function post stroke — a review
Author(s)	Janel L Poole, Susan L Whitney
Journal title	Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 19, no 2, 2001
Pages	pp 1-22
Source	Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA.
Keywords	Stroke ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Evaluation ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	Eleven assessments were reviewed for what aspects of motor function are measured; tools needed; evidence for reliability and validity of the assessment; and advantages and disadvantages of the assessment. The assessments were: Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (FMA), the Motor Assessment Scale (MAS), the Rivermead Motor Assessment (RMA), the Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA), the Motor Club Assessment (MCA), the Motricity Index (MI), the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (STREAM), the Frenchay Arm Test (FAT), the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), the Functional Test for the Hemiparetic Upper Extremity (FT) and the Arm Motor Ability Test (AMAT). These assessments, in addition to assessing activities of daily living, can separate specific lost neurological function from compensatory responses to document the outcomes and the effectiveness of therapeutic techniques. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020416248 A
Classmark	CQA: C4: CA: 4C: 64A
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