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Title : Effect of mental practice on cognitive functions in patients with strok
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Abstract
Background: Stroke is one of the most well-known cause of physical
disability around the world. Mental imagery is a technique by which
physical performances can be cognitively rehearsed in a safe, repetitive
manner. The aim: of this study was to investigate the effect of mental
practice training on cognitive functions in patients with stroke. Subjects:
Thirty hemiplegic patients from both sex participated in this study and
were classified into two equal groups .Allocation was concealed in
sequentially numbered sealed envelopes. Methods : the control group
(B), received cognitive training (dual task exercise) only for sixty minute
and the study group (A), received cognitive training for thirty minute for
cognitive training in addition mental practice training (MPT) for thirty
minute for four weeks. The physical therapy program was conducted
three times per week, for four weeks. Cognitive functions were assessed
in both groups before and after therapy By Montreal Cognitive
Assesment (MOCA) scale. Results: There was a significant increase in
the MOCA of the group A in comparison with that of group B post
treatment (p = 0.02). Conclusion: mental practice training has a positive
effect on improving cognitive function in patients with stroke