Nutritional Status in Subacute Stroke Patients Under Rehabilitation 2.0

Robotic treatment of the upper limb (30 sessions, 5 times a week) using a set of 4 robotic devices: Motore (Humanware); Amadeo, Diego, Pablo (Tyromotion). The training will include motor-cognitive exercises specifically selected to train spatial attention, vision and working memory, praxis, executive function, and speed of processing.

Blood samples of patients will be collected from patients in the early morning (7:30-9:00 a.m.) after an overnight fast at T0 and at T1. Sera samples will be separated by centrifugation (3,000 rpm, 10 min, and 4 °C), divided into 0.5 mL aliquots, and rapidly stored at -80 °C. Subjects' and reference samples were thawed just before the diagnostic test.

bioimpedentiometric analyses of muscular mass (T0 and T1), muscular force with hand grip

nutritional status assessment will be performed by: body mass index measurements, (height and weight measurements at T0 and at T1); a Mini Nutritional Assessment survey will be administered to patients at admission; a food questionnaire will be administered to patients during from T0 to T1.

stool will be collected at T0 and at T1

the first morning urine will be collected at T0 and at T1

indirect calorimetry analysis with K5 (COSMED, Italy) during six minute walk test or timed up and go test.