Figures & data
Figure 1 Some of the special characters and the design of the writing plates with grooved characters.
Figure 2 How to trace with finger-by-finger tracking along the grooved characters on the plate to complete the first 3 months of stroke rehabilitation.
Figure 3 Stroke patient’s ability to respond to object from opening his eyes from slim (top left) to moderate (top right) and to full openings (bottom). This took place gradually from the task onset and during early stage of the training session.
Figure 4 Calligraphy training being conducted on the patient with the help of three nursing staff. One helped him to sit up and position his head upright, the second one helped and directed his attention and showed him to focus on the task character (top left), and the third one held his index finger and ran it through the strokes of the Chinese character on the board (top right).
Figure 5 Patient’s eye opening wider and broader in increasing concentration at the task of finger writing with joy (left) and eye fixations on the tasks as the session progressed (right).
