Effects of a Gait Training Program on Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Single-Group Prospective Cohort Study.

INTRODUCTION: Spinal cord injury is defined as the pathological process produced by any etiology affecting the spinal cord, which may alter motor, sensory, and/or autonomic function below the level of the lesion. The complexity of the neurological deficit and, therefore, the resulting clinical picture depends on the level of the lesion, the extent, and the affectation of the white or gray substance. This injury can totally or partially affect the ability to walk, and its highest priority with respect to mobility is to restore the ability to walk. All of which make the improvement of the methods used in their rehabilitation a top priority for health systems. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a gait training program for patients with spinal cord injuries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A single-group, prospective cohort study was developed following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Guidelines (STROBE) at the International Center for Neurological Restoration of Siboney Playa (Havana, Cuba) from May 2020 to July 2021 with a sample of 30 patients by accidental or deliberate non-probabilistic sampling that met the expected inclusion criteria, who underwent a physical rehabilitation program for 8 weeks of work. RESULTS: Statistically significant changes were observed in the overall course, by sex, by topographic level of lesion, and by functional class. CONCLUSIONS: The gait training program used produced significant changes in thoracic spinal cord injured patients regardless of the level of injury, sex, or functional class of the patient.

Factores pronósticos de recuperación funcional en pacientes con infarto cerebral crónico de territorio carotídeo / Prognostic factors of functional recovery in patients with chronic cerebral infarction of carotid part

Introducción: Se realizó un estudio observacional prospectivo de los pacientes con diagnóstico de infarto cerebral de territorio vascular carotídeo, de perfil crónico, que ingresaron en la Clínica de Lesiones Estáticas Encefálicas del Centro Internacional de Restauración Neurológica. Objetivo: Determinar el pronóstico de recuperación funcional en pacientes con infarto cerebral, en tratamiento de rehabilitación intensivo, Métodos: Se estudiaron 80 pacientes del Centro Internacional de Restauración Neurológica (año 2007-2010), durante 4 sem. Se crearon 2 grupos, según la presencia de recuperación funcional, utilizando el índice de Barthel. Se realizaron comparaciones según edad, sexo, factores de riesgo vascular y condición neurológica y funcional inicial. Resultados: La edad promedio de los casos recuperados fue de 58,04 años (±12,18), superior a la de los casos no recuperados, de 51,09 años (±11,19) (t pareada p= 0,01), El sexo y los factores de riesgo no mostraron asociación con la recuperación funcional (X² p= 0,05). La recuperación funcional resultó significativa para pacientes moderados según la escala escandinava para ictus (36,73 por ciento X²p= 0,000) y severos según índice de Barthel (51,02 por ciento X²p= 0,000). Conclusión: La condición neurológica y funcional constituye un buen predictor de respuesta al tratamiento

Introduction: An observational and prospective study was done to the patients with diagnostic of chronic cerebral infarction of carotid vascular part, which were studied at the Clinic of Statics Encefalic Injury from the International Center Neurological Restoration. Objective: To determine the functional recovery prognosis in patients presenting with cerebral infarction under intensive rehabilitation treatment. Methods: Eighty patients were studied from the International Center of Neurological Restoration (2007-2010) for 4 weeks. Two groups were created according to presence of a functional recovery using the Barthel index. Comparisons according to age, sex, vascular risk factors and the neurological and functional initial condition were made. Results: The mean age of recovered cases was of 58,04 years (±11,19) (matched t p= 0.01). Sex and risk factors have not association with the functional recovery (X² p= 0,05). The functional recovery was significant for moderate patients according the Scandinavian scale for ictus (36,73 percent X² p= 0,000) y severe according the Arthel index (51,02 percent X² p= 0,000). Conclusion: The neurological and functional condition is a good predictor of the response to treatment