Noninvasive Strategies to Promote Functional Recovery after Stroke
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Noninvasive Strategies to Promote Functional Recovery after Stroke
Stroke is a common and disabling global health-care problem, which is the third most common cause of death and one of the main causes of acquired adult disability in many countries. Rehabilitation interventions are a major component of patient care. In the last few years, brain stimulation, mirror therapy, action observation, or mental practice with motor imagery has emerged as interesting opti...
متن کاملTranscranial brain stimulation to promote functional recovery after stroke
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) is increasingly used to enhance the recovery of function after stroke. The purpose of this review is to highlight and discuss some unresolved questions that need to be addressed to better understand and exploit the potential of NIBS as a therapeutic tool. RECENT FINDINGS Recent meta-analyses showed that the treatment effects of NIBS in pa...
متن کاملBrisk walking can promote functional recovery in chronic stroke patients.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether regular brisk walking can promote functional recovery in community-dwelling stroke patients. PATIENTS A total of 44 chronic stroke patients, recruited in Belgium and Benin, respectively European high-income and African low-income countries. METHODS This longitudinal, single-cohort, observational study with 1 intervention period and 4 time-points of assessments...
متن کاملFunctional recovery after rehabilitation for cerebellar stroke.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Relatively few data exist concerning functional recovery after ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebellar stroke. We studied patients admitted to a rehabilitation hospital after cerebellar stroke to quantify recovery after rehabilitation therapy and to identify variables that predicted functional outcome. METHODS This study was a retrospective review of consecutive cases admit...
متن کاملHospital Variation in Functional Recovery After Stroke.
BACKGROUND Functional status is a key patient-centric outcome, but there are little data on whether functional recovery post-stroke varies among hospitals. This study examined the distribution of functional status 3 months after stroke, determined whether these outcomes vary among hospitals, and identified hospital characteristics associated with better (or worse) functional outcomes. METHODS...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neural Plasticity
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-5904,1687-5443
DOI: 10.1155/2013/854597