Analysis and Assessment of a Series of Hemiplegics at the Passmore Edwards Medical Rehabilitation Unit, Clacton: Preliminary Report

Eighty-three hemiplegic patients, admitted to the Passmore Edwards Rehabilitation Unit, Clacton, Essex, over a six-month period were studied on admission, at discharge, and three months after discharge. Among the right hemiplegic patients a group was found who had both severe dysphasia and dysarthria and dressing difficulties. There was a general improvement in activities of daily living which correlated with intellectual improvement following the stay at Passmore Edwards which was maintained by the follow-up assessment. In an attempt to assess the value of measurement parameters, brick-building and body image drawing showed no correlation with dressing or dysphasia.