《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2013, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (11): 1032-1035.

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Advance in Tools for Evaluation of Upper Limb Function in Hemiplegics (review)

School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
  

  1. School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2013-02-14 Revised:2013-03-24 Published:2013-11-25 Online:2013-11-25

Abstract: Hemiplegia is a common dysfunction after neurological impairment, such as acute cerebrovascular diseases, presenting as limbs functional loss especially the upper limbs, which strongly affected the activities of daily living and quality of life. This paper summarized the present tools for evaluating the upper limbs function of hemiplegics.

Key words: upper limb function, hemiplegia, measure, review