Abstract
Response: We thank Santos-Pontelli et al for their interest and comments on our recent article. Because our investigation was performed retrospectively, frequency and duration of physical and occupational therapy sessions could not be controlled. At our institution, physical and occupational therapy sessions are conducted on weekdays during hospital stay, and duration of each session is recorded. No significant difference was observed in the total duration of physical and occupational therapy sessions between 27 patients with pushing behavior in whom the right cerebral hemisphere was damaged (PBRHD) and 8 patients with pushing behavior in whom the left cerebral hemisphere was damaged (PBLHD; PBRHD: 1566.7±888.4 minutes, PBLHD: 1042.5±514.1 minutes, P =0.123, unpaired t test). In addition, no significant differences were observed in the number of sessions of physical therapy (PBRHD: 18.19±7.6, PBLHD: 17.1±3.6, P =0.590), the number of sessions of occupational therapy …
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