• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, P. R. China;
HUANG Zhidong, Email: winterhzd@163.com
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Objective To observe the effects of upper limb rehabilitation robot-assisted training combined with mirror therapy on unilateral spatial neglect (USN) in stroke patients.Methods A total of 40 patients with USN admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from January 2017 to December 2018 were selected and randomly divided into the trial group and the control group, with 20 cases in each group. The trial group used upper limb rehabilitation robot-assisted training combined with mirror therapy and USN comprehensive rehabilitation treatment. The control group patients only received USN comprehensive rehabilitation treatment. All patients continued treatment for 4 weeks. Before treatment and after 4 weeks of treatment, the modified Barthel index (MBI) was used to assess the activities of daily living, the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) was used to assess motor function, and the Catherine-Bergego scale was used to assess the degree of USN.Results There was no statistically significant difference in general information between the two groups of patients (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in MBI, FMA or USN degree scores between the two groups before treatment (P>0.05). After 4 weeks of treatment, the MBI, FMA and USN degree scores of the two groups were improved compared with those before treatment (P<0.05). The improvements in MBI, FMA and USN degree scores of the trial group were 14.75±1.97, 17.05±3.93 and 5.25±2.29, respectively, and those of the control group were 9.75±4.44, 8.30±2.06 and 3.10±0.72, respectively, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusions Upper limb rehabilitation robot-assisted training combined with mirror therapy can effectively improve the spatial neglect of USN patients, and improve the ability of daily living and motor functions.

Citation: WANG Liang, ZHU Dongyan, XU Qian, HAN Zhenzhen, ZHOU Sanlian, HUANG Zhidong. The effects of upper limb rehabilitation robot-assisted training combined with mirror therapy on unilateral spatial neglect in stroke patients. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(4): 471-475. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201912247 Copy

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