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To examine how motor recovery stage, proprioceptive function, and working memory relate to motor imagery ability in patients with subacute stroke.

August 19, 2026Journal of Rehabilitation MedicineOpen Access

Clinical factors associated with motor imagery ability in individuals with subacute stroke

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YFYuki Fukumoto TKTsubasa Kawasaki TSTakanao Shirai

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Multicenter cross-sectional study demonstrates motor imagery ability relies on combined motor, sensory, and cognitive functions in subacute stroke, suggesting multifaceted rehab needs.

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To examine how motor recovery stage, proprioceptive function, and working memory relate to motor imagery ability in patients with subacute stroke.
Multicenter cross-sectional study involving N=40 patients with subacute stroke with complete data.
Assessed motor imagery ability using mental chronometry during a Purdue Pegboard task.
Analyzed clinical relationships using correlation, multiple regression, and an exploratory linear support vector machine classification with permutation testing.
Motor imagery ability significantly correlated with motor recovery stage and proprioceptive function, though neither remained independently significant after multiple regression adjustment.
A linear support vector machine classified higher versus lower motor imagery ability with an area under the curve of 0.716, accuracy of 0.700, sensitivity of 0.800, and specificity of 0.600 (above chance via permutation testing).

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Fukumoto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563eb03308d306e2d7502 https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v58.46042

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August 19, 2026Journal of Rehabilitation MedicineOpen Access

Clinical factors associated with motor imagery ability in individuals with subacute stroke

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Authors

YFYuki Fukumoto TKTsubasa Kawasaki TSTakanao Shirai

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Overview

Multicenter cross-sectional study demonstrates motor imagery ability relies on combined motor, sensory, and cognitive functions in subacute stroke, suggesting multifaceted rehab needs.

Key Points

To examine how motor recovery stage, proprioceptive function, and working memory relate to motor imagery ability in patients with subacute stroke.
Multicenter cross-sectional study involving N=40 patients with subacute stroke with complete data.
Assessed motor imagery ability using mental chronometry during a Purdue Pegboard task.
Analyzed clinical relationships using correlation, multiple regression, and an exploratory linear support vector machine classification with permutation testing.
Motor imagery ability significantly correlated with motor recovery stage and proprioceptive function, though neither remained independently significant after multiple regression adjustment.
A linear support vector machine classified higher versus lower motor imagery ability with an area under the curve of 0.716, accuracy of 0.700, sensitivity of 0.800, and specificity of 0.600 (above chance via permutation testing).

Cite This Study

Fukumoto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563eb03308d306e2d7502 https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v58.46042

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