Nam-Jong Paik

Our results suggest a potentially beneficial effect of noninvasive cortical stimulation during rehabilitative motor training of patients who have suffered from subacute strokes.

Virtual home-based rehabilitation is an emerging area in stroke rehabilitation. Functional assessment tools are essential to monitor recovery and provide current function-based rehabilitation. We developed the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) tool using Kinect (Microsoft, USA) and validated it for hemiplegic stroke patients. Forty-one patients with hemiplegic stroke were enrolled. Thirteen of 33 items were selected for upper extremity motor FMA. One occupational therapist assessed the motor FMA while

BACKGROUND: Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to provide intensive, repetitive, and task-oriented training, and game-based therapy can enhance patients' motivation and enjoyment. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to develop a mobile game-based upper extremity VR program for patients who have experienced stroke, and to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the program. METHODS: This randomized, double-blind, controlled trial included 24 patients with ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND: Intensive speech therapy improves language function in patients with chronic aphasia, although treatment in the acute phase is more effective than in the chronic phase. Unfortunately, most patients with stroke go untreated due to socioeconomic problems. This study was performed to develop and test a speech therapy-based telerehabilitation program (iAphasia), suitable for use on a mobile device platform, which would expand access to therapy to patients who frequently go untreated. SUB

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of falls and risk factors for falls in persons who had a stroke. DESIGN: Telephone survey. SETTING: Tertiary university hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients who had a stroke and were admitted to the rehabilitation unit between April 2006 and July 2008 were listed and contacted by telephone from February 2009 to August 2009. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Information obtained from the interviews, which were performed 20 ± 8 months after discharge from inpat

BACKGROUND: We designed this study to prove the efficacy of the low-cost Kinect-based virtual rehabilitation (VR) system for upper limb recovery among patients with subacute stroke. METHODS: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial was performed. A total of 23 subjects with subacute stroke (<3 months) were allocated to sham (n = 11) and real VR group (n = 12). Both groups participated in a daily 30-minute occupational therapy for upper limb recovery for 10 consecutive weekdays. Subjects

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between dysphagia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults residing in an independent-living facility in Korea. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study. SETTING: Seongnam, Korea. PARTICIPANTS: Korean men and women aged 65 and older living in a typical South Korean city (n = 415) were enrolled in the Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging. MEASUREMENTS: Dysphagia was assessed using the Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA).

Background Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the contralesional motor cortex (M1) has demonstrated beneficial effects on motor recovery, but evidence among patients with subacute stroke is lacking. We aimed to investigate whether 1-Hz rTMS over the contralesional M1 versus sham rTMS could improve arm function in patients with subacute ischemic stroke when combined with rehabilitative motor training. Methods In total, 77 patients who were within 90 days after

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess the incidence of dysphagia and to present the serial changes of each finding in the videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The reported incidence of dysphagia after ACDF has varied widely, and the serial changes of dysphagia using VFSS have not been clearly determined yet. METHODS: Data of 47 patients preoperatively and at 1 week and 1 month postop

This telescreening test may overcome the limitations of test administration and may be a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the existing aphasia screening tests for patients with stroke.