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| Gert KwakkelSummaryAffiliation: University Medical Center Utrecht Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Probability of regaining dexterity in the flaccid upper limb: impact of severity of paresis and time since onset in acute strokeGert Kwakkel
Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Stroke 34:2181-6. 2003....- Understanding the pattern of functional recovery after stroke: facts and theoriesGert Kwakkel
Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, NL 3583 UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Restor Neurol Neurosci 22:281-99. 2004.... - Predicting mobility outcome one year after stroke: a prospective cohort studyIngrid G L van de Port
Centre of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat, Utrecht, The Netherlands
J Rehabil Med 38:218-23. 2006..To develop a prognostic model to predict mobility outcome one year post-stroke... 
Community ambulation in patients with chronic stroke: how is it related to gait speed?Ingrid G van de Port
Centre of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat, Utrecht, The Netherlands
J Rehabil Med 40:23-7. 2008..To explore the strength of the association between gait speed and community ambulation and whether this association is significantly distorted by other variables...- Is visuospatial hemineglect longitudinally associated with postural imbalance in the postacute phase of stroke?Ilse J W van Nes
Sint Maartenskliniek Research, Development, and Education, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 23:819-24. 2009..The purpose of this study was to determine the longitudinal association of visuospatial hemineglect with postural imbalance in postacute stroke patients and to establish whether this relationship is confounded by other determinants... - Determinants of depression in chronic stroke: a prospective cohort studyIngrid G L van de Port
Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat, Utrecht, The Netherlandz
Disabil Rehabil 29:353-8. 2007..The aim of the study was to identify factors that are significantly related to depression in chronic stroke patients... - Susceptibility to deterioration of mobility long-term after stroke: a prospective cohort studyIngrid G L van de Port
Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Stroke 37:167-71. 2006..The aim of the present study was to identify clinical determinants able to predict which individuals are susceptible to deterioration of mobility from 1 to 3 years after stroke... 
Cost-effectiveness of a structured progressive task-oriented circuit class training programme to enhance walking competency after stroke: the protocol of the FIT-Stroke trialIngrid G L van de Port
Centre of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat, Utrecht, The Netherlands
BMC Neurol 9:43. 2009..The trial will also investigate the generalizability of treatment effects of task-oriented CCT in terms of perceived fatigue, anxiety, depression and perceived HRQoL...- Impact of time on improvement of outcome after strokeGert Kwakkel
Department of Rehabilitation, VU University Medical Centre and Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Stroke 37:2348-53. 2006..The aim of the present study was to study the effects of progress of time on observed improvements in motor strength, synergisms, and activities during the first 16 weeks poststroke... - Effects of exercise training programs on walking competency after stroke: a systematic reviewIngrid G L van de Port
Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 86:935-51. 2007..This review shows that gait-oriented training is effective in improving walking competency after stroke... - Effects of a high-intensity task-oriented training on gait performance early after stroke: a pilot studyJacqueline C Outermans
Department of Physiotherapy, Institute for Human Movement Studies, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Clin Rehabil 24:979-87. 2010.... - Effects of task-oriented circuit class training on walking competency after stroke: a systematic reviewLotte Wevers
Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Stroke 40:2450-9. 2009..Our aim was to systematically review randomized, controlled trials of task-oriented circuit class training on gait and gait-related activities in patients with stroke... - Functional neuroimaging studies of early upper limb recovery after stroke: a systematic review of the literatureFloor E Buma
Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 24:589-608. 2010..Imaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) allow changes in brain activity after stroke recovery to be identified... - Effects of visual feedback therapy on postural control in bilateral standing after stroke: a systematic reviewRoland P S van Peppen
Department of Physiotherapy Research, Academy of Health Sciences Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Rehabil Med 38:3-9. 2006.... - Is outdoor use of the six-minute walk test with a global positioning system in stroke patients' own neighbourhoods reproducible and valid?Lotte E G Wevers
Centre of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Rehabil Med 43:1027-31. 2011..To examine the reproducibility, responsiveness and concurrent validity of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) when tested outdoors in patients' own neighbourhoods using a global positioning system (GPS) or a measuring wheel... - Impact of intensity of practice after stroke: issues for considerationGert Kwakkel
De Hoogstraat Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht, and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Disabil Rehabil 28:823-30. 2006..In addition, a better understanding is needed of the neurophysiological and biomechanical mechanisms that underlie compensation-related learning of functional tasks after stroke... - Time dependency of walking classification in strokeBoudewijn Kollen
Research Bureau, Isala Klinieken, PO Box 10400, 8000 GK Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Phys Ther 86:618-25. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal relationship between comfortable walking speed and Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC) scores for physically independent gait... - Impact of internal capsule lesions on outcome of motor hand function at one year post-strokeSven K Schiemanck
Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Rehabil Med 40:96-101. 2008..To investigate the association between damage to different levels of the corticofugal tract and long-term hand motor recovery... - Selective dorsal rhizotomy in cerebral palsy to improve functional abilities: evaluation of criteria for selectionPetra E M van Schie
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, P O Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Childs Nerv Syst 21:451-7. 2005..The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) on functional abilities in a well-defined group of ambulatory children with spastic diplegia... - Predicting improvement in gait after stroke: a longitudinal prospective studyBoudewijn Kollen
Research Bureau, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Stroke 36:2676-80. 2005..Finally, time itself is an independent covariate that is negatively associated with change on FAC, suggesting that most pronounced improvements occur earlier after stroke... - Predicting long-term independency in activities of daily living after middle cerebral artery stroke: does information from MRI have added predictive value compared with clinical information?Sven K Schiemanck
Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat Utrecht, The Netherlands
Stroke 37:1050-4. 2006..To investigate whether neuroimaging information has added predictive value compared with clinical information for independency in activities of daily living (ADL) 1 year after stroke... - Hemiplegic gait after stroke: is measurement of maximum speed required?Boudewijn Kollen
Research Bureau, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:358-63. 2006..To study the relation between comfortable and maximum walking speed in stroke rehabilitation and to determine which parameters are predictive in this relation and increase the relations' precision... - Longitudinal robustness of variables predicting independent gait following severe middle cerebral artery stroke: a prospective cohort studyBoudewijn Kollen
Research Bureau, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Clin Rehabil 20:262-8. 2006..To determine within the first 10 weeks post onset the most robust variables in the prediction of recovery of independent gait at six months post stroke... - Predicting improvement in the upper paretic limb after stroke: a longitudinal prospective studyGert Kwakkel
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Restor Neurol Neurosci 25:453-60. 2007.... - Gait in patients with pregnancy-related pain in the pelvis: an emphasis on the coordination of transverse pelvic and thoracic rotationsWenhua Wu
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Hospital, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 17:678-86. 2002..Clinically, better understanding the gait problems of women with pregnancy-related pain in the pelvis may contribute to more appropriate treatments... - Attending to the task: interference effects of functional tasks on walking in Parkinson's disease and the roles of cognition, depression, fatigue, and balanceLynn Rochester
Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:1578-85. 2004..To evaluate the interference effects on walking of functional activities in the home in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and the contribution of clinical symptoms to disturbance of gait... - Effects of augmented exercise therapy time after stroke: a meta-analysisGert Kwakkel
Department of Physical Therapy and Research Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stroke 35:2529-39. 2004..To present a systematic review of studies that addresses the effects of intensity of augmented exercise therapy time (AETT) on activities of daily living (ADL), walking, and dexterity in patients with stroke... - Efficacy of a physical therapy program in patients with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trialTerry Ellis
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Center for Neurorehabilitation, Boston University, MA 02215, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:626-32. 2005..To investigate the effects of a physical therapy (PT) program in groups of people with Parkinson's disease (PD)... - Functional recovery after stroke: a review of current developments in stroke rehabilitation researchBoudewijn Kollen
Research Bureau, Isala Klinieken, P O Box 10400, 8000 GK Zwolle, The Netherlands
Rev Recent Clin Trials 1:75-80. 2006..Furthermore, prognostic research based on sound clinimetric data generates relevant information that may guide the clinician in clinical decision making and in determining optimal treatment strategies... - The effect of external rhythmic cues (auditory and visual) on walking during a functional task in homes of people with Parkinson's diseaseLynn Rochester
Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:999-1006. 2005..To evaluate (1) the influence of rhythmic cues on gait interference during a functional activity and (2) the relationship of clinical symptoms to gait interference... - Development and validation of a short form of the Fugl-Meyer motor scale in patients with strokeYu-Wei Hsieh
Stroke 38:3052-4. 2007..The S-FM contains only 12 items, making it a very efficient measure for assessing the motor function of stroke patients in both clinical and research settings... - Effects of robot-assisted therapy on upper limb recovery after stroke: a systematic reviewGert Kwakkel
Department Rehabilitation Medicine and Research Institute MOVE, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 22:111-21. 2008..The aim of the study was to present a systematic review of studies that investigate the effects of robot-assisted therapy on motor and functional recovery in patients with stroke... - Turning in Parkinson's disease patients and controls: the effect of auditory cuesAnne Marie Willems
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Mov Disord 22:1871-8. 2007..92 to 6.00%, P < 0.05). In summary: Cueing reduced the gait-timing variability during turning, but PwPD maintained a wider arc to turn compared with controls... - Gait coordination after stroke: benefits of acoustically paced treadmill walkingMelvyn Roerdink
Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phys Ther 87:1009-22. 2007..Gait coordination often is compromised after stroke. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of acoustically paced treadmill walking as a method for improving gait coordination in people after stroke... - Improved interpretation of stroke trial results using empirical Barthel item weightsFrank van Hartingsveld
Amsterdam School of Allied Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stroke 37:162-6. 2006..Attempts have been made to provide guidelines for interpreting Barthel scores. We used a Rasch analysis to improve the measurement properties and clinical interpretability of the Barthel index score... - Gait and gait-related activities and fatigue in Parkinson's disease: what is the relationship?Lynn Rochester
School of Health, Community and Education Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Disabil Rehabil 28:1365-71. 2006..To explore the relationship between gait and gait-related activities and fatigue in Parkinson's disease (PD)... - Effect of duration of upper- and lower-extremity rehabilitation sessions and walking speed on recovery of interlimb coordination in hemiplegic gaitGert Kwakkel
Department of Physical Therapy and Research Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phys Ther 82:432-48. 2002..The effects of different durations of rehabilitation sessions for the upper extremities (UEs) and lower extremities (LEs) on the recovery of interlimb coordination in hemiplegic gait in patients who have had a stroke were investigated...