Virtual Reality and Active Video Game Integration within an Intensive Bimanual Therapy Program for Children with Hemiplegia.

AIMS: To describe the nature of custom and non-custom virtual reality and active video game (VR/AVG) implementation within a Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) intervention program for children with hemiplegia. METHODS: Six children aged 8-11 years participated in a 10-day HABIT-ILE intervention (65 h; 6.5 planned VR/AVG hours). VR/AVG implementation details were recorded daily and summarized with descriptive statistics; active motor engagement was quantified as minutes of active game participation. Post-intervention interviews with interventionists were analyzed with qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: On average, participants received 79% of the planned VR/AVG dosage (314/400 planned minutes, range 214-400 min), of which the per-session active motor engagement average was 68% (27 min, SD 12 min). Participation involved equivalent amounts of custom (49%) and non-custom (51%) VR/AVG system use. Material and verbal adaptations facilitated alignment with HABIT-ILE principles. Interventionists identified type of task (gross versus fine motor), children's perceived motivation, and VR/AVG attributes as factors influencing active motor engagement and alignment with HABIT-ILE principles. CONCLUSIONS: Describing individual and technological challenges of VR/AVG integration within HABIT-ILE can advance knowledge about VR/AVG use in intensive interventions and identify directions for subsequent research.

Changes Induced by Early Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities in Young Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Intensive interventions are provided to young children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), classically focused on the upper extremity despite the frequent impairment of gross motor function. Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) effectively improves manual dexterity and gross motor function in school-aged children. Objective: To verify if HABIT-ILE would improve manual abilities in young children with UCP more than usual motor activity. Design, Setting, and Participants: This prospective randomized clinical trial (November 2018 to December 2021), including 2 parallel groups and a 1:1 allocation, recruitment took place at European university hospitals, cerebral palsy specialized centers, and spontaneous applications at 3 sites: Brussels, Belgium; Brest, France; and Pisa, Italy. Matched (age at inclusion, lesion type, cause of cerebral palsy, and affected side) pairs randomization was performed. Young children were assessed at baseline (T0), 2 weeks after baseline (T1), and 3 months after baseline (T2). Health care professionals and assessors of main outcomes were blinded to group allocation. At least 23 young children (in each group) aged 12 to 59 months with spastic/dyskinetic UCP and able to follow instructions were needed. Exclusion criteria included uncontrolled seizures, scheduled botulinum toxin injections, orthopedic surgery scheduled during the 6 months before or during the study period, severe visual/cognitive impairments, or contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging. Interventions: Two weeks of usual motor activity including usual rehabilitation (control group) vs 2 weeks (50 hours) of HABIT-ILE (HABIT-ILE group). Main Outcomes and Measures: Primary outcome: Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA); secondary outcomes: Gross Motor Function Measure-66 (GMFM-66), Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT), and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Results: Of 50 recruited young children (26 girls [52%], median age; 35.3 months for HABIT-ILE group; median age, 32.8 months for control group), 49 were included in the final analyses. Change in AHA score from T0 to T2 was significantly greater in the HABIT-ILE group (adjusted mean score difference [MD], 5.19; 95% CI, 2.84-7.55; P < .001). Changes in GMFM-66 (MD, 4.72; 95% CI, 2.66-6.78), PEDI-CAT daily activities (MD, 1.40; 95% CI, 0.29-2.51), COPM performance (MD, 3.62; 95% CI, 2.91-4.32), and satisfaction (MD, 3.53; 95% CI, 2.70-4.36) scores were greater in the HABIT ILE group. Conclusions and Relevance: In this clinical trial, early HABIT-ILE was shown to be an effective treatment to improve motor performance in young children with UCP. Moreover, the improvements had an impact on daily life activities of these children. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04020354.

Mirror movements after bimanual intensive therapy in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial.

AIM: To investigate potential changes in mirror movements after Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremity (HABIT-ILE) training in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD: Thirty-one children with unilateral CP (mean age 9 years 4 months, SD 4 years 3 months; range 5 years 4 months-17 years 3 months; 14 females, 17 males) were randomized to either a control or treatment group. After allocation, children were assessed three times: before (T1, baseline) and after (T2) a 2-week interval and again at 3 months after T1 (T3) as follow-up. Between T1 and T2, the treatment group received 90 hours of HABIT-ILE training, while the control group continued their customary treatment. Mirror movements were assessed in all children using the Woods and Teuber Scale, as well as the Assisting Hand Assessment, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. RESULTS: Repeated measures analysis of variance indicated a significant decrease in mirror movements in the more-affected (mean difference = 0.97; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.51-1.42; p < 0.001) and less-affected (mean difference = 0.71; 95% CI = 0.37-1.0; p < 0.001) hands of children after HABIT-ILE; these improvements were maintained at the 3-month follow-up. Moreover, the mirror movement changes observed at the second assessment (T2) were inversely correlated with changes in the assessment of activities of daily living, especially in the less-affected hand. INTERPRETATION: HABIT-ILE decreased the intensity of mirror movements in a group of children with CP. Furthermore, mirror movement changes were associated with bimanual performance and activities of daily living in these children. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: The intensity of mirror movements decreased in both hands after 2 weeks of Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremity (HABIT-ILE) training. Mirror movement changes were maintained at the 3-month follow-up after HABIT-ILE. Mirror movement changes were associated with improvements in bimanual performance and activities of daily living.

Efficacy of hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) in young children with bilateral cerebral palsy (GMFCS III-IV) in a low and middle-income country: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

INTRODUCTION: Cerebral palsy (CP) is highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, where clinically-based studies have shown a considerable over-representation of the severe bilateral subtype. However, children's access to rehabilitation care is limited by many local factors, notably the lacking of rehabilitation services, insufficient knowledge of caregivers and financial constraints. In such a context there is an urgent need for studies of the evidence-based rehabilitation approach. Here, we describe the protocol of a randomised controlled study to investigate the efficacy of Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including the Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) in young children with bilateral CP in Benin Republic, a representative low and middle-income country of western Africa. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Forty children with bilateral CP aged between 24 and 59 months and with level III-IV in the gross motor function classification will be randomised to either a high intensity conventional therapy or HABIT-ILE therapy. Both therapies will be delivered as a day-camp model over 2 weeks to a total of 50 hours (5 hours per day). The assessor-blinded primary outcomes will include the gross motor function measure and both hands assessment. Secondary outcomes will be the adapted version of the ACTIVLIM-CP questionnaire, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, and a perception of CP interview form. Children will be assessed at baseline, after intervention and at 6-week follow-up. A 2 (group)×3 (test sessions) repeated analysis of variance will evaluate changes after the interventions. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has been approved by the ethics committee of the rehabilitation department of the National Teaching Hospital Hubert Koutoukou Maga of Cotonou, Benin (approval decision: N°01-2019/MS/CNHU-HKM/CEI/CUMPR). All participants' parents/caregivers will provide their written informed consent. Data will be managed with confidentiality. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PACTR201911894444879.

Protocol of changes induced by early Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (e-HABIT-ILE) in pre-school children with bilateral cerebral palsy: a multisite randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy (CP), which is the leading cause of motor disability during childhood, can produce sensory and cognitive impairments at different degrees. Most recent therapeutic interventions for these patients have solely focused on upper extremities (UE), although more than 60% of these patients present lower extremities (LE) deficits. Recently, a new therapeutic concept, Hand-arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE), has been proposed, involving the constant stimulation of UE and LE. Based on motor skill learning principles, HABIT-ILE is delivered in a day-camp setting, promoting voluntary movements for several hours per day during 10 consecutive week days. Interestingly, the effects of this intervention in a large scale of youngsters are yet to be observed. This is of interest due to the lack of knowledge on functional, neuroplastic and biomechanical changes in infants with bilateral CP. The aim of this randomized controlled study is to assess the effects of HABIT-ILE adapted for pre-school children with bilateral CP regarding functional, neuroplastic and biomechanical factors. METHODS: This international, multicentric study will include 50 pre-school children with CP from 12 to 60 months of age, comparing the effect of 50 h (2 weeks) of HABIT-ILE versus regular motor activity and/or customary rehabilitation. HABIT-ILE presents structured activities and functional tasks with continuous increase in difficulty while the child evolves. Assessments will be performed at 3 period times: baseline, two weeks later and 3 months later. The primary outcome will be the Gross Motor Function Measure 66. Secondary outcomes will include Both Hands Assessment, Melbourne Assessment-2, Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test, algometry assessments, executive function tests, ACTIVLIM-CP questionnaire, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (computer adaptative test), Young Children's Participation and Environment Measure, Measure of the Process of Care, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, neuroimaging and kinematics. DISCUSSION: The results of this study should highlight the impact of a motor, intensive, goal-directed therapy (HABIT-ILE) in pre-school children at a functional, neuroplastic and biomechanical level. In addition, this changes could demonstrated the impact of this intervention in the developmental curve of each child, improving functional ability, activity and participation in short-, mid- and long-term. NAME OF THE REGISTRY: Evaluation of Functional, Neuroplastic and Biomechanical Changes Induced by an Intensive, Playful Early-morning Treatment Including Lower Limbs (EARLY-HABIT-ILE) in Preschool Children With Uni and Bilateral Cerebral Palsy (HABIT-ILE). TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT04017871 REGISTRATION DATE: July 12, 2019.

Motor Skill Training May Restore Impaired Corticospinal Tract Fibers in Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Background. In children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), the fibers of the corticospinal tract (CST) emerging from the lesioned hemisphere are damaged following the initial brain injury. The extent to which the integrity of these fibers is restorable with training is unknown. Objective. To assess changes in CST integrity in children with UCP following Hand-and-Arm-Bimanual-Intensive-Therapy-Including-Lower-Extremity (HABIT-ILE) compared to a control group. Methods. Forty-four children with UCP participated in this study. Integrity of the CSTs was measured using diffusion tensor imaging before and after 2 weeks of HABIT-ILE (treatment group, n = 23) or 2 weeks apart without intensive treatment (control group, n = 18). Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) were the endpoints for assessing the integrity of CST. Results. As highlighted in our whole tract analysis, the FA of the CST originating from the nonlesioned and lesioned hemispheres increased significantly after therapy in the treatment group compared to the control group (group * test session interaction: P < .001 and P = .049, respectively). A decrease in MD was also observed in the CST emerging from the nonlesioned and lesioned hemispheres (group * time interaction: both P < .001). In addition, changes in manual ability correlated with changes in FA in both CSTs (r = 0.463, P = .024; r = 0.643, P < .001) and changes in MD in CST emerging from nonlesioned hemisphere (r = -0.662, P < .001). Conclusions. HABIT-ILE improves FA/MD in the CST and hand function of children with UCP, suggesting that CST fibers retain a capacity for functional restoration. This finding supports the application of intensive motor skill training in clinical practice for the benefit of numerous patients.

The Seated Postural & Reaching Control Test in Cerebral Palsy: A Validation Study.

Aim: Children with moderate-severe cerebral palsy (CP) show postural control deficits that affect their daily activities, like reaching. The Seated Postural and Reaching Control test (SP&R-co) was developed to address the need for clinical measures that objectively identify dimensions of postural imbalance and corresponding reaching limitations in children with CP.Methods: SP&R-co documentation was designed for test validity and rater training. Rater and internal consistency were examined using Cronbach's α. Reference SP&R-co score sheets of children and rater's scores were used for absolute item-by-item, average inter-rater, and intra-rater reliability. Motor classification systems and performance tests were used for construct and concurrent validity.Results: The SP&R-co scoring showed acceptable-good consistency (α = 0.76-0.84). Interrelatedness of SP&R-co items was good-excellent (α = 0.82-0.97). The raters demonstrated fair, good, and excellent item-by-item reliability (ICC = 0.41-0.92). Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of SP&R-co dimensions were good-excellent (ICC = 0.68-0.86 and ICC = 0.64-0.95, respectively). Construct and concurrent validity showed moderate-excellent correlations (r = 0.49-0.88).Conclusions: Results provide evidence that the SP&R-co is a reliable and valid test for therapists to objectively examine and quantify seated postural and reaching control in children with CP.

Reliability and responsiveness of the Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function and the Box and Block Test for children with cerebral palsy.

AIM: To assess the reliability and to evaluate the responsiveness of both the Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function (JTTHF) and the Box and Block Test (BBT) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD: In this retrospective study, the reliability analyses were conducted with paired t-tests considering a short (mean 14d) and a long (mean 120d) time in between two assessment periods. In addition, an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess the level of congruency. The responsiveness to therapy was conducted with a paired t-test in the whole sample regarding the age, the manual ability level as classified with the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), and the topography. RESULTS: Our main results confirmed the tests' reliability in a short time period for the JTTHF in both hands and for the BBT on the less affected hand. These results were consistent with the ICC. The responsiveness was confirmed, except on the less affected hand for the JTTHF, with similar results for age, MACS, and topography approach. INTERPRETATION: This study supports the use of the JTTHF and the BBT to examine changes after short-term interventions for children with CP. These results should be interpreted with association to normative values or with a control group when used over long assessment periods. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: The Box and Block Test (BBT) is reliable in a brief period of assessment in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function (JTTHF) is reliable in a brief period of assessment in children with CP. The JTTHF and BBT are responsive to changes in a brief period of intensive therapy in children with CP. The reliability and responsiveness of the JTTHF and BBT are weak over long assessment periods.

CONFIABILIDAD Y SENSIBILIDAD DE LA PRUEBA JEBSEN-TAYLOR TEST OF HAND FUNCTIÓN Y LA PRUEBA BOX AND BLOCK TEST EN NIÑOS CON PARÁLISIS CEREBRAL: OBJETIVO: Evaluar la confiabilidad y la sensibilidad de las pruebas Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function (JTTHF) y Box and Block Test (BBT) en niños con parálisis cerebral (PC). MÉTODO: En este estudio retrospectivo, los análisis de confiabilidad fueron realizados con pruebas t para muestras relacionadas, considerando un tiempo corto (media de 14 días) y largo (media de 120 días) entre dos períodos de evaluación. Además, se utilizó el coeficiente de correlación intraclase (CCI) para evaluar el grado de congruencia. La sensibilidad de la terapia fue evaluada con prueba t en toda la muestra, respecto a la edad, nivel de habilidad manual, según el sistema de clasificación de la habilidad manual (MACS), y la topografía. RESULTADOS: Nuestros principales resultados confirman la confiabilidad a corto plazo para la prueba JTTHF en ambas manos y para la prueba BBT en la mano menos afectada. Estos resultados fueron consistentes, de acuerdo con el CCI. La sensibilidad fue confirmada, excepto en la mano menos afectada para la prueba JTTHF, con resultados similares respecto a la edad, MACS y topografía. INTERPRETACIÓN: Este estudio sustenta el uso de las pruebas JTTFH y BBT para evaluar cambios luego de intervenciones de corto plazo para niños con PC. Estos resultados debieran ser interpretados en asociación a valores de normalidad o con un grupo control cuando sean utilizados para evaluar períodos de intervención de largo plazo.

CONFIABILIDADE E RESPONSIVIDADE DO TESTE DA FUNÇÃO MANUAL DE JEBSEN-TAYLOR E DO TESTE DA CAIXA E BLOCOS PARA CRIANÇAS COM PARALISIA CEREBRAL: OBJETIVO: Avaliar a confiabilidade e a responsividade do Teste da Função Manual de Jebsen-Taylor (TFMJT) e do Teste da Caixa e Blocos (TCB) para crianças com paralisia cerebral (PC). MÉTODO: Neste estudo retrospectivo, análises de confiabilidade foram realizadas com testes t pareados considerando um tempo curto (média 14d) e longo (média 120d) entre dois períodos de avaliação. Adicionalmente, coeficiente de correlacão intraclasse (CCI) foi usado para avaliar o nível de conguência. A responsividade a terapia foi conduzida com um teste t pareado em uma amostra considerando a idade, o nível de habilidade manual classificado pelo Sistema de Classificação da Habilidade Manual (MACS), e a topografia. RESULTADOS: Nossos principais resultados confirmaram a confiabilidade dos testes em um curto período de tempo para o TFMJT em ambas as mãos e para o TCB na mão menos afetada. Estes resultados foram consistentes com o CCI. A responsividade foi confirmada, exceto na mão menos afetada para o TFMJT, com resultados similares para a abordagem por idade, MACS e topografia. INTERPRETAÇÃO: Este estudo apóia o uso do TFMJT e do TCB para examinar mudanças após intervenções de curto prazo em crianças com PC. Estes resultados devem ser interpretados em associação com valores normativos ou um grupo controle quando usados em longos períodos de avaliação.

Interrater Reliability of Activity Questionnaires After an Intensive Motor-Skill Learning Intervention for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability of parents-reported activity questionnaires after a motor-skill learning intervention for children with cerebral palsy (CP). We hypothesize that the intervention process might influence parental judgment. DESIGN: Double-blind randomized trial. SETTING: Conventional therapy was delivered in the usual context while intensive intervention was provided at the Catholic University of Louvain. PARTICIPANTS: Children with CP (N=41; age range 5-18y, Gross Motor Function Classification System I-IV) were randomized to a control group (CG) (n=21, 2 dropouts) receiving conventional therapy or an intervention group (IG) (n=20) receiving hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy-including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE). INTERVENTIONS: Conventional therapy (mostly neurodevelopmental) was delivered as ongoing treatment (1-5 times/wk). HABIT-ILE, based on motor-skill learning, was delivered over 2 weeks. All children were assessed at T1 (baseline), T2 (3wk after baseline) and T3 (4mo after baseline). MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: ABILHAND-Kids and ACTIVLIM-CP questionnaires rated by parents (perception) and 2 examiners (videotapes). RESULTS: Agreement (level/range) between examiners was systematically almost perfect (P≤.001). At baseline, moderate to almost perfect agreement (level/range) was observed between parents and examiners (P≤.001). At T2 and T3, a similar agreement (level/range) was observed for the CG. For the IG, a similar level of agreement was observed, but the range of agreement varied from poor to almost perfect (P≤.001), with parents estimating higher performance measures compared to examiners after intervention. Higher performance was associated with higher satisfaction scores of the child's functional goals at T3. CONCLUSION: Parents and examiners have a similar perception of the child's performance at baseline and during conventional therapy. Their perceptions are less congruent after a motor-skill learning intervention, probably due to the goal-oriented process of the intervention. Therefore, our results favor the use of blind observations of home-videotaped items after intensive motor-skill learning interventions.

Changes in Tactile Function During Intensive Bimanual Training in Children With Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy.

Recently, an intensive bimanual intervention using sensory enriched materials resulted in improved tactile function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP), raising the question of whether the observed tactile function improvement was due to the sensory enriched environment or the bimanual intervention per se. The present study investigates whether a bimanual intensive intervention improves tactile function. Nineteen children with USCP received 90 hours of bimanual training without enriched environment. Primary outcomes: Manual Form Perception Test/MFPT, Grating Orientation Task/GOT. Children were assessed before, after the training, and at the 4-month follow-up. Significant improvements were observed in MFPT for the more affected hand ( P = .015). Larger stereognosis/MFPT improvements correlated with poorer baseline motor function. Intensive bimanual training alone was sufficient to improve stereognosis, though no improvement in GOT was observed. Present and previously published findings suggest that environmental tactile enrichment incorporated into a bimanual motor training may be needed to improve spatial discrimination/GOT in children with USCP.

Including a Lower-Extremity Component during Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Training does not Attenuate Improvements of the Upper Extremities: A Retrospective Study of Randomized Trials.

Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) promotes hand function using intensive practice of bimanual functional and play tasks. This intervention has shown to be efficacious to improve upper-extremity (UE) function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP). In addition to UE function deficits, lower-extremity (LE) function and UE-LE coordination are also impaired in children with USCP. Recently, a new intervention has been introduced in which the LE is simultaneously engaged during HABIT (Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities; HABIT-ILE). Positive effects of this therapy have been demonstrated for both the UE and LE function in children with USCP. However, it is unknown whether the addition of this constant LE component during a bimanual intensive therapy attenuates UE improvements observed in children with USCP. This retrospective study, based on multiple randomized protocols, aims to compare the UE function improvements in children with USCP after HABIT or HABIT-ILE. This study included 86 children with USCP who received 90 h of either HABIT (n = 42) or HABIT-ILE (n = 44) as participants in previous studies. Children were assessed before, after, and 4-6 months after intervention. Primary outcomes were the ABILHAND-Kids and the Assisting Hand Assessment. Secondary measures included the Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function, the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory [(PEDI); only the self-care functional ability domain] and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Data analysis was performed using two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance with repeated measures on test sessions. Both groups showed similar, significant improvements for all tests (test session effect p < 0.001; group × test session interaction p > 0.05) except the PEDI and COPM. Larger improvements on these tests were found for the HABIT-ILE group (test session effect p < 0.001; group × test session interaction p < 0.05). These larger improvements may be explained by the constant simultaneous UE-LE engagement observed during the HABIT-ILE intervention since many daily living activities included in the PEDI and the COPM goals involve the LE and, more specifically, UE-LE coordination. We conclude that UE improvements in children with USCP are not attenuated by simultaneous UE-LE engagement during intensive intervention. In addition, systematic LE engagement during bimanual intensive intervention (HABIT-ILE) leads to larger functional improvements in activities of daily living involving the LE.

Rehabilitation of Motor Function after Stroke: A Multiple Systematic Review Focused on Techniques to Stimulate Upper Extremity Recovery.

Stroke is one of the leading causes for disability worldwide. Motor function deficits due to stroke affect the patients' mobility, their limitation in daily life activities, their participation in society and their odds of returning to professional activities. All of these factors contribute to a low overall quality of life. Rehabilitation training is the most effective way to reduce motor impairments in stroke patients. This multiple systematic review focuses both on standard treatment methods and on innovating rehabilitation techniques used to promote upper extremity motor function in stroke patients. A total number of 5712 publications on stroke rehabilitation was systematically reviewed for relevance and quality with regards to upper extremity motor outcome. This procedure yielded 270 publications corresponding to the inclusion criteria of the systematic review. Recent technology-based interventions in stroke rehabilitation including non-invasive brain stimulation, robot-assisted training, and virtual reality immersion are addressed. Finally, a decisional tree based on evidence from the literature and characteristics of stroke patients is proposed. At present, the stroke rehabilitation field faces the challenge to tailor evidence-based treatment strategies to the needs of the individual stroke patient. Interventions can be combined in order to achieve the maximal motor function recovery for each patient. Though the efficacy of some interventions may be under debate, motor skill learning, and some new technological approaches give promising outcome prognosis in stroke motor rehabilitation.