Effect of motor imagery therapy on cognitive function of patients with stroke
GONG Wei-jun
Abstract：Objective To explore the rehabilitation effect of motor imagery therapy on cognitive function of stroke patients.Methods A total of 99 stroke patients with mild to moderate cognitive dysfunction were randomly divided into 3 groups:control group (N =33),cognitive training group (N =33) and motor imagery training group (N =33).All patients received conventional rehabilitation training.Before and after 8-week training,all subjects were assessed with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).At the same time,event-related potential (ERP) was examined to detect P300 latency and amplitude.Results Compared with before training,MMSE (P =0.000) and MoCA (P =0.000) scores were significantly increased,P300 latency was shortened (P =0.000) and P300 amplitude was increased (P =0.000) in 3 groups after 8-week training.There were significant differences among 3 groups on MMSE (P =0.030) and MoCA (P =0.013) scores,P300 latency (P =0.004) and P300 amplitude (P =0.009) before and after training.Among them,cognitive training group and motor imagery training group had significantly higher MMSE (P =0.019,0.021) and MoCA (P =0.003,0.031) scores,shorter P300 latency (P =0.020,0.003) and higher P300 amplitude (P =0.003,0.002) than control group.Conclusions Motor imagery training can not only improve motor function of stroke patients,but also improve their cognitive function.
Keywords：StrokeCognition disordersMotor imagery (not in MeSH)Rehabilitation
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 415-420 )