ABSTRACT
Objetivo. Revisar la eficacia del entrenamiento motor bilateral de los miembros superiores, la terapia de restricción del lado sano, la terapia frente a espejo, la estimulación eléctrica funcional, la terapia robótica y la terapia con realidad virtual sobre la recuperación funcional del miembro superior de pacientes con ictus. Estrategia de búsqueda. Estudios publicados entre 2003-2012, en Medline, PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane Library y Tripdatabase. Los términos de búsqueda fueron: eficacia, extremidad superior, ictus, neuroplasticidad, recuperación motora y Rehabilitación. Selección de estudios. Revisiones sistemáticas y ensayos clínicos aleatorizados en fase aguda, subaguda y crónica postictus. Síntesis de resultados. La terapia de restricción del lado sano, los robots, la estimulación eléctrica funcional y terapias con realidad virtual inducen mayor recuperación motora en pacientes subagudos y crónicos con paresia moderada del miembro superior. Conclusiones. Las terapias con orientación funcional a tareas y empleo de nuevas tecnologías facilitan una mayor recuperación funcional del miembro superior. Futuros estudios confirmarán la eficacia de estas terapias (AU)
Objective. This article has aimed to review the efficacy of bilateral upper limb motor training, constraint-induced movement therapy, mirror therapy, functional electrical stimulation, robotic therapy, and virtual reality therapy on upper limb motor function recovery in stroke patients. Search strategy. A review of the studies published between 2003-2012 in Medline, PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane Library databases and Tripdatabase was carried out. MesH key words used were: efficacy, upper limb, stroke, neuroplasticity, motor recovery, and Rehabilitation. Study selection. Study selection included systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials in acute, subacute, and chronic post-stroke patients. Data synthesis. Constraint-induced movement therapy, robotic therapy, exercises coupled to functional electrical stimulation, and virtual reality therapy improve upper limb motor function in subacute and chronic stroke patients with mild upper limb paresis. Conclusions. Therapies based on task-oriented paradigm with application of rehabilitation technology could facilitate upper limb functional recovery. Future studies are required to confirm the efficacy of these emergent therapies (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Stroke/complications , Stroke/diagnosis , Stroke/rehabilitation , Nervous System Diseases/complications , Nervous System Diseases/rehabilitation , Upper Extremity/physiopathology , Neuronal Plasticity/physiology , Motor Activity/physiology , Motor Skills Disorders/rehabilitation , Treatment Outcome , Evaluation of the Efficacy-Effectiveness of InterventionsABSTRACT
This article report four cases of schwannomas originating in the cervical peripheral nervous branches, which were operated by ENT Department between 1991 and 2004. The difficulty on differential diagnosis and possible complications after the surgery are commented. Speaking of these cases, reference is done about the manage of post surgical neuropathy, very common after interventions on neural or perineural tumour of orocervicofacial area.
