Prognostication of stroke recovery IS COMPLETELY FUCKING USELESS! Deliver EXACT recovery protocols which is what survivors want. Why the fuck aren't you doing what survivors want instead of this useless crapola?
Send me hate mail on this: oc1dean@gmail.com. I'll print your complete statement with your name and my response in my blog. Or are you afraid to engage with my stroke-addled mind? No excuses are allowed! You're medically trained; it should be simple to precisely state EXACTLY WHY you haven't created recovery protocols in the last decade with NO EXCUSES! Your definition of competence in stroke is obviously much lower than stroke survivors' definition of your competence! Swearing at me is allowed, I'll return the favor. Don't even attempt to use the excuse that brain research is hard.
You'll want 100% recovery when you are the 1 in 4 per WHO that has a stroke so, you better start working on it now.)
Arm function after stroke. An evaluation of grip strength as a measure of recovery and a prognostic indicator.
Abstract
The value of strength of voluntary grip as an indicator of recovery of arm function was assessed by testing 38 recent stroke patients using a sensitive electronic dynamometer, and comparing the results with those from five other arm movement and function tests (Motricity Index, Motor Club Assessment, Nine Hole Peg Test, and Frenchay Arm Test). This procedure allowed measurement of grip in a large proportion of patients, and strength correlated highly with performance on the other tests. Measuring grip over a six month follow up period was a sensitive method of charting intrinsic neurological recovery. The presence of voluntary grip at one month indicates that there will be some functional recovery at six months.
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