Journals / Türk Serebrovasküler Hastalıklar Dergisi / 2003 / Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1

Upper limb somatosensory evoked potentials as a predictor of rehabilitation progress in stroke patients

Strok'ta rehabilitasyon progresyonunun bir belirleyicisi olarak, üst ekstremite somatosensoriyal uyarlıma potansiyelleri

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SEP has only limited prognostic value, and physical therapy assessments are still an important tool for functional status.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the predictive yield of upper limb somatosensory evoked potential in a specific population of patients with first stroke.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: Twenty one adult with acute stroke patients suffering from their first stroke (cerebral infarction) (11 women, 10 men; mean age 57. 1± 10.2 years) who were hospitalized at the department of Neurology were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:SEP has only limited prognostic value, and physical therapy assessments are still an important tool for functional status.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Serebral enfarktüs · Seyir · Uyarılma potansiyelleri

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the predictive yield of upper limb somatosensory evoked potential in a specific population of patients with first stroke. Material and Methods: Twenty one adult with acute stroke patients suffering from their first stroke (cerebral infarction) (11 women, 10 men; mean age 57. 1± 10.2 years) who were hospitalized at the department of Neurology were included in the study. We compared our findings with the finding of 21 healthy persons (9 women, 12 men; mean age 54.4±9.4 years). Motor ability (motricity index), focal disability (frenchay arm test and nine hole peg test), activities of daily living (functional independence measure), Ayres sensory integration (visual, somatosensory perceptions and motor performance), spasticity (Ashworth scale) and bilateral somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) to stimulation of median nerve were evaluated in all patients with the first week and 3 months after stroke onset. SEPs were also evaluated in control groups. Patients in study groups were treated with conventional physiotherapy and neurophysiological physiotherapy with Bobath's concepts, 5 days per week, totally 3 weeks. Results: As a result of this study, significant improvement between the first and the second examinations was found (p<0.05). The relationship between different components of somatosensory evoked potentials and other functions such as motor, focal, functional independence, sensory integration were statistically significant (p<0.05). Normal SEP correlated highly with a good functional outcome. Conclusions: This study showed that SEP studies are a very useful prognostic tool in patients with cerebrovascular accident. SEP can provide a more objective measure of sensory patways and are particularly useful in patients with dysphasia, inattention or a decreased level of consciousness. However, SEP correlates well with the severity of the neurological deficits, but it does not predict the degree of improvement over time. SEP has only limited prognostic value, and physical therapy assessments are still an important tool for functional status.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada, ilk kez strok geçiren spesifik bir hasta grubunda, üst ekstremite somatosensoriyel uyarılma potansiyellerinin progresyondaki belirleyici yönünün gösterilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamıza, yatmakta olan, ilk kez serebral infarkt geçirmiş, akut strok'lu 21 yetişkin (11 kadın, 10 erkek; yaş ortalamaları 57.1±10.2 yıl) olgu, kontrol grubu olarak da 21 sağlıklı kişi (9 kadın, 12 erkek; yaş ortalamaları 54.4± 9.4 yıl) alınmıştır. Hasta grubu, motor (motricity indeksi), fokal yetersizlik (frenchay kol test ve dokuz delikli çivi test), spastisite (Ashvvorth skalası), duyu-algı-motor bütünlüğü (görsel, somatoduyu algıları ve motor performans), fonksiyonel düzey (fonksiyonel bağımsızlık ölçümü) ve her iki üst ekstremiteden yapılan, median sinir somatosensoriyel uyarılma potansiyelleri (SUP) ile strok sonrası ilk hafta içerisinde ve 3 ay sonrasında değerlendirilmişlerdir. Kontrol grubuna ise, SUP yapılmıştır. Hasta grubundaki olgulara haftada 5 gün toplam 3 hafta, konvensiyonel fizyoterapi ve Bobath tedavi yaklaşımlı nörofizyolojik fizyoterapi uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmanın sonucunda, her iki değerlendirme dönemindeki değerler arasındaki fark iyileşme yönünde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p< 0.05). SUP'lerinin farklı komponentleri ile motor, fokal yetersizlik, fonksiyonel bağımsızlık ölçümü ve duyu-algı-motor bütünlüğü gibi fonksiyonlar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki gözlenmiştir (p<0.05). Normal SUP'lerin fonksiyonel iyileşmeyle, önemli oranda ilişkili olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuçlar: Çalışma, strok'lu olgularda SUP'lerinin faydalı bir prognostik araç olduğunu göstermiştir. SUP'lerinin duyu yollarının daha objektif bir ölçümünü sağlayabilmesi ve özellikle, disfazi, dikkat güçlüğü olan ve şuur seviyesi düşük hastalarda kullanım değeri olduğu görülmüştür. Bunun yanında nörolojik bozukluğun ciddiyeti ile korele olmuştur. Fakat etkilenmenin seviyesini göstermede yetersiz kalmaktadır. Bu nedenle fizyoterapi değerlendirmeleri halen fonksiyonel seviyeyi belirlemede önemli görülmektedir.

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SOYUER, F., KAYIHAN, H., TALASLIOĞLU, A., SOYUER, A. (2003). Upper limb somatosensory evoked potentials as a predictor of rehabilitation progress in stroke patients. Türk Serebrovasküler Hastalıklar Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1, 27–31. https://ajindex.com/articles/357843

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