Is the long form of the Fugl-Meyer motor scale more responsive than the short form in patients with stroke?
Although the group-level responsiveness of the 12-item Fugl-Meyer motor scale was sufficient and very similar to that of the 37-item Fugl-Meyer motor scale, the 37-item Fugl-Meyer motor scale had better individual-level responsiveness. The 37-item Fugl-Meyer motor scale is suggested as an outcome measure for both clinicians and researchers.
Polymorphisms of the SERPINA1 gene are associated with clinically severe CRS. These results, from a small subset of individuals with CRS, suggest that defects in AAT may be implicated in a subset of individuals unresponsive to conventional therapy and suggests that alternate therapies may be required for their management.