Muscle weakness is more strongly associated with functional outcomes in patients with stroke than sarcopenia or muscle wasting: an observational study.
Masafumi NozoeHiroki KuboMiho YamamotoRio IkejiHaruka SeikeKazuki MajimaShinichi ShimadaPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2024)
Sarcopenia, muscle weakness, and low muscle mass were found to be independently associated with functional outcomes 3 months after stroke, and muscle weakness exhibited the strongest association with outcomes among them.