Abstract
Three hundred twenty-four patients with cerebrovasclar disorder excluding brain stem and cerebellar diseases were classified into 5 groups (frontar lobe group, aphasia group, agnosia group, hemiplegia group, hypothalamus group) and were examined for their difference in self-reliance on getting-up and walking, monthly up to 12 months of their onset. The results revealed that 4 groups other than frontal lobe group with higher self-reliance on getting-up showed higher self-reliance on walking, indicating an inter-self-reliance difference. Frontal lobe group showed higher self-reliance on walking, but lower self-reliance on getting-up than the other groups, without any inter-self-reliance difference. This is thought to involve vigilance, movability of the trunk and programming disturbance. Especially for frontal lobally-handicapped patients with vigilance disturbance, exercises for walking at the early stage of therapy is considered effective.
