Stroke is one of the major causes of disability in the world. Due to the extended lifetime of the world's population, the number of people affected by stroke has increased substantially over the last years. Stroke may lead to sensorimotor deficits, usually causing hemiplegia or hemiparesia. In order to reduce motor deficits and accelerate functional recovery, MP combined with motor rehabilitati...

BACKGROUND Home modification for stroke victims is often necessary to prevent falls and enable them to have a better quality of life. Up-to-date relationship between personal factors and home modifications in post-stroke patients has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE To identify significant personal factors influencing the requirement for home modification in post-stroke patients. STUDY DESI...

BACKGROUND The object of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of post stroke depression and its possible role as a predictive negative factor in patients receiving home rehabilitation treatment. METHODS We analyzed 103 patients with stroke by correlating comorbidities, clinical and blood test parameters and characteristics of the lesion with depression class identified according to the H...

INTRODUCTION According to the American Heart Association’s 2015 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update, stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States (129,000 people per year) as well as a major cause of long term disability.1 In addition to the physical impairments caused by stroke, many individuals may experience changes in their cognitive, communication, and swallowing...

BACKGROUND Arm-hand rehabilitation programs applied in stroke rehabilitation frequently target specific populations and thus are less applicable in heterogeneous patient populations. Besides, changes in arm-hand function (AHF) and arm-hand skill performance (AHSP) during and after a specific and well-described rehabilitation treatment are often not well evaluated. METHOD This single-armed pro...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of the implementation of critical pathway (CP) in stroke patients treated at a single university hospital. METHODS A retrospective medical review collected data from 497 patients who had suffered acute stroke in the rehabilitation center. Stroke outcomes were compared between before and after the implementation of CP based on factors including demographic fac...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Organized acute stroke treatment reduces mortality, functional deficits, and the need of institutionalization after stroke. It is largely unknown whether the effects of treatment are due to early or subacute efforts. The aim of this randomized, controlled study was to test the hypothesis that rehabilitation of stroke patients in the subacute phase in a hospital rehabilita...

BACKGROUND Early rehabilitation for acute stroke patients is widely recommended. We tested the hypothesis that clinical outcome of stroke patients who receive early rehabilitation managed by board-certificated physiatrists (BCP) is generally better than that provided by other medical specialties. METHODS Data of stroke patients who underwent early rehabilitation in 19 acute hospitals between ...

The Stroke and Neurovascular Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital, in Milwaukee, is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary center for stroke medicine. The program encompasses an acute stroke team, a neuro-intensive care unit, a stroke care unit, and a stroke rehabilitation program. The staff includes specialists with fellowship training in stroke, neurocritical care, n...

article: The impact of Body Mass Index on functional rehabilitation outcomes working-age inpatients with stroke - European Journal Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2021 April;57(2):216-26 Minerva Medica Journals