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Sitting equilibrium two weeks after a stroke can predict the walking ability after six months
Author(s)	L Feigin, B Sharon, B Czaczkes
Journal title	Gerontology, vol 42, no 6, November/December 1996
Pages	pp 348-353
Keywords	Stroke ; Mobility ; Gait loss ; Longitudinal surveys ; Israel.
Annotation	The prediction of mobility shortly after a stroke should allow proper selection for rehabilitation and suggest the long-term prognosis of gait ability. Stable gait is related to midline body orientation and equilibrium mechanisms. This study hypothesised that the sitting balance during the 1st, 2nd or 3rd weeks after a stroke could be a prognostic factor for gait at 6 and 12 months. Sitting equilibrium measured in patients at a hospital in Jerusalem was correlated with gait at the time of discharge and after 6 and 12 months, assessed by standing up, walking and climbing stairs. The power in the affected limbs in hospital was also correlated with gait at those times. The study concluded that assessment of sitting balance, even before the patient can stand, forms an important part of early management of the stroke patient. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980514218 A
Classmark	CQA: C4: C8G: 3J: 7H6
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