Evidence that neurological and functional recovery occurs in both the acute and chronic phases poststroke. Rehabilitation has been shown to be most beneficial when started early; however, recovery of stroke-related impairments are still possible months and even years later. Stroke recovery is influenced by a variety of intrinsic and external factors which influence the likelihood and degree of ...

Survivors of stroke are often left with severe mental and physical disabilities, which create a major social and economic burden. Many investigators have attempted to assess the role of rehabilitation in reducing such disability. Few controlled studies provide accurate assessment and documentation of benefit. Because of the presence of multiple variables and inadequate measures of outcome, it i...

BACKGROUND It is difficult to assess neurological and neurosurgical early rehabilitation patients comprehensively. Available scales focus on activities of daily living (Barthel (BI) and Early Rehabilitation Barthel Index (ERBI)) or wakefulness (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Coma Remission Scale (CRS)) while cognitive items are missing. METHODS The Early Functional Abilities (EFA) scale comprises ...

We previously conducted a randomized controlled trial in which early supported discharge from the Department of Neurology at Huddinge Hospital in southwest Stockholm with continuity of rehabilitation at home (n = 41) was compared to routine rehabilitation services (n = 40) for moderately disabled selected stroke patients. No statistical significant differences were found in patient outcome at 3...