Hsiao-Ju Cheng, Lay Fong Chin, Christoph M Kanzler, Rea Lehner, Christopher W K Kuah, Simone Kager, Eva Josse, Tengiz Samkharadze, Ananda Sidarta, Pablo Cruz Gonzalez, Eloise Lie, Monika Zbytniewska-Mégret, Seng Kwee Wee, Phyllis Liang, Roger Gassert, Karen Chua, Olivier Lambercy, Nicole Wenderoth
BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of lifelong disability worldwide, partially driven by a reduced ability to use the upper limb in daily life causing increased dependence on caregivers. However, post-stroke functional impairments have only been investigated using limited clinical scores, during short-term longitudinal studies in relatively small patient cohorts. With the addition of technology-based assessments, we propose to complement clinical assessments with more sensitive and objective measures that could more holistically inform on upper limb impairment recovery after stroke, its impact on upper limb use in daily life, and on overall quality of life...
2023: Frontiers in Neurology