Evuloção cognitiva e funcional de pacientes pós-acidente vascular cerebral - AVC

PURPOSE: Stroke is a high-incidence cerebrovascular disease with elevated morbidity that results in impairments such as functional disabilities. This study aimed to investigate the functional evolution of individuals in the first six months post-stroke. METHOD: Longitudinal study with 42 stroke patients. The functional independence measure (FIM) and The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) were used by multidisciplinary staff 3 times in each participant; the first application was at admission to rehabilitation and the others three and six months later. RESULTS: Sample predominantly female (57%), married (52%), mean age 65.26 ±10.72 years, elementary schooling level (43%), ischemic stroke (91%), and right cerebral hemisphere (74%). Motor FIM scores and NIHSS scale showed improvement in the 3 evaluations, with significant p-value (<0.001). There was a strong relation between motor FIM evolution and NIHSS evolution (r = - 0.69 p-value< 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: It was observed that functional evolution at 6 months post-stroke was significant and the smaller the evolution of clinical impairment in these patients, the larger the evolution of their functional independence. The study is important because it allows a more appropriate therapeutic planning according with functional evolution in stroke rehabilitation

Grantor dc:publisher

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Costa, Fabricia Azevedo da

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rocha, Vera Maria da

• Acidente Cerebral Vascular
• Cognição
• Atividades Cotidianas
• Stroke
• Disabilities
• Rehabilitation
• Recovery

Statement dc:rights

• Acesso Aberto

Language dc:language

por

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https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/13178

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oai:repositorio.ufrn.br:123456789/13178