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Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2001;25(4):537-542.
The Correlation of Recovery of Ipsilateral Motor Weakness and That of Contralateral Hemiplegia in Stroke.
Yoon, Joon Shik , Jung, Han Young , Choi, Hyun Chul , Paik, Kwui Rim , Park, Bong Soon , Kang, Yun Kyung , Oh, Seung Eun
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine.
2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inha University Hospital.
뇌졸중 후 병변 동측 근약증과 반측 편마비 회복의 상관관계
윤준식, 정한영, 최현철, 백귀림1, 박봉순1, 강연경1, 오승은1
인하대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1인하대병원 재활의학과
Abstract

Objective
We observed the nature of ipsilateral weakness, not hemiplegic side after stroke. And we studied correlation between ipsilateral weakness and neurologic recovery of hemiplegia.


Method
This study was prospective, follow-up clinical trial. Ipsilateral motor power was checked serially in 20 subjects using Nicholas Manual Muscle Tester (NMMT) (shoulder abduction, wrist extension, hip flexion, ankle dorsiflexion). The subjects are first attacked hemiplegic stroke patients. Other outcome measures are Mini-mental Status Examination (MMSE) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). We studied correlations between motor power recovery in ipsilateral limbs and recovery of neurologic impairment in hemiplegic limbs of stroke patients through SPSS 7.0 program.


Results
Ipsilateral motor power in early stage stroke patients is significantly low compared with that of normal subject except ankle dorsiflexion (p<0.05). Comparing ipsilateral proximal with distal limbs power in pre and post multidisciplinary rehabilitation program, upper proximal part recovered faster than the distal part, but which was not statistically significant. Recovery of ipsilateral upper proximal and distal limb weakness is associated with neurologic recovery in hemiplegic side.


Conclusion
After the stroke, ipsilateral upper limb motor weakness does occur and which follows similar neurologic recovery pattern to the hemiplegic side. Ipsilateral cortical and subcortical tracts take effect on the neurologic recovery of contalateral side.

Key Words: Ipsilateral weakness, Manual motor tester, Neurologic recovery pattern


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