Translational Value of Skilled Reaching Assessment in Clinical and Preclinical Studies on Motor Recovery After Stroke.

Eline C C van LieshoutJulia BoonzaierAdam J PelCaroline L van HeijningenJord J VinkJohanna M A Visser-MeilyGeralda A F van TilborgRick M Dijkhuizen

Published in: Neurorehabilitation and neural repair (2021)

Our study demonstrates that poststroke changes in skilled reaching performance are highly similar between rats and humans and correspond with standard clinical outcome measures. Skilled reaching testing therefore offers an effective and highly translational means for assessment of motor recovery in experimental and clinical stroke settings.

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