Biomedical System for Motor Assessment and Rehabilitation in Hemiparetics by stroke

• Fabrício Noveletto UDESC
• Pedro Bertemes Filho UDESC
• Marcelo da Silva Hounsell UDESC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbcas.2019.6286

Abstract

Hemiparesis resulting from a Stroke can affect the patients' daily activities. In this study, a biomedical system (BS) based on Serious Games (SG) was developed for evaluation and motor rehabilitation in hemiparetic stroke patients, by using a conceptual model for the development of post- stroke rehabilitation systems based on the game score. Two experimental studies were performed with twenty-two patients and the results showed that the patients improved significantly in all evaluated clinical variables. The correlations between SG score and clinical assessment scales indicate the potential of BS as a clinical assessment tool.

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