Change in Intramuscular Fat in the Quadriceps of Stroke Patients in a Convalescent Rehabilitation Ward: A Case Report

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  • 回復期リハビリテーション病棟入院脳卒中患者の大腿四頭筋における筋内脂肪量の縦断的変化：症例報告
  • 症例研究 回復期リハビリテーション病棟入院脳卒中患者の大腿四頭筋における筋内脂肪量の縦断的変化 : 症例報告
  • ショウレイ ケンキュウ カイフクキ リハビリテーション ビョウトウ ニュウイン ノウソッチュウ カンジャ ノ ダイタイシトウキン ニ オケル キン ナイ シボウリョウ ノ ジュウダンテキ ヘンカ : ショウレイ ホウコク

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<p>[Purpose] To investigate the change in intramuscular fat in the quadriceps of stroke patients in a convalescent rehabilitation ward. [Participants and Methods] Two stroke patients in a convalescent rehabilitation ward participated in this study. Intramuscular fat in the quadriceps of the paretic and non-paretic limbs was measured using transverse ultrasound imaging at admission and 3 months later. [Results] Intramuscular fat of both patients decreased after a 3-month hospital stay [case A (paretic side: −2%, non-paretic side: −12.1%); case B (paretic side: −30.7%, non-paretic side: −25.1%)]. The participants' Functional Independence Measure and Fugl-Meyer lower extremity scores after 3 months stay were higher than those of admission. [Conclusion] Intramuscular fat in the quadriceps of stroke patients in a convalescent rehabilitation ward may decrease after a 3-month rehabilitation program together with improvement of lower limb function.</p>

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  • Rigakuryoho Kagaku

    Rigakuryoho Kagaku 34 (1), 135-141, 2019

    The Society of Physical Therapy Science

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