Occupational therapy using the transfer package for behavioral disorders of the paralyzed hand caused by self-awareness impairment after stroke:

A case study

Abstract

A right frontal lobe stroke patient with mild motor and sensory deficits, left hemisphere neglect, decreased use of the affected upper extremity, and self-awareness disorder received constraint-induced movement therapy combined with the transfer package (TP) for the upper extremity. Consequently, the Amount of Use and Quality of Movement Scales in the motor activity log were improved beyond the minimal important difference, and the Awareness Questionnaire, which assesses a client’s self-awareness disorder of one’s situation, showed improvement as well. The results of this case study indicate that the TP might improve self-awareness functioning and awareness of affected upper extremity use in the real-world.