We read with great interest the study by Renner et al,
1
which compared arm cycle–based unilateral and bilateral arm training in patients
with stroke who have severe upper limb paresis. The study concluded that both of the
interventions improved upper limb function after training, and bilateral arm training
showed significant functional improvement in patients with pure subcortical stroke.
To our knowledge, this is the first randomized controlled trial that investigates
the relationship between lesion location and the efficacy of arm training, and we
appreciate the author's contribution. However, we would like to respectfully raise
a few queries regarding their findings.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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References
- Bilateral arm training vs unilateral arm training for severely affected patients with stroke: exploratory single-blinded randomized controlled trial.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020; 101: 1120-1130
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Publication history
Published online: August 07, 2021
Accepted:
May 6,
2021
Received in revised form:
May 4,
2021
Received:
April 21,
2021
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