Effect of a Flowchart for Basic Motor Skills Practice on Recovery of Cases of Cerebral Hemorrhage Confined to the Putamen

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of introduction of a flowchart for cases of putaminal hemorrhage. [Subjects] Subjects were 54 cases of cerebral hemorrhage confined to the putamen. [Methods] Subjects were divided into before and after the introduction of the flowchart. We investigated the timing to commencement of each practice, timing to independence, outcome, length of stay, and 3 weeks after the onset of FMS, and compared them between the two groups. [Results] For the introduction group, timing to independence and commencement of practice, tended to be faster than before the introduction. Also, the FMS total score was significantly higher than before the flowchart introduction. [Conclusion] Introduction of the flowchart appears to have brought forward the start of practice and early recovery of basic motor skills.