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The process of rehabilitation involves harnessing and optimizing the recovery processes, to
enable people with stroke to lead active, independent lives with the best possible quality of …

Background: It has long been assumed that stroke patients plateau in their recovery within 3
to 6 months of their stroke, and evidence for rehabilitation during the chronic stage is limited …

Successful stroke rehabilitation depends upon skill and knowledge. The skill is in
undertaking the process of rehabilitation, and other parts of this book cover these matters …

From the Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
the evidence to support stroke rehabilitation has expanded dramatically in the last decade …

Background There are an estimated 62 million stroke survivors worldwide. The majority will
have long-term disability. Despite this reality, there have been few large, high-quality …

Some authors have suggested that the majority of functional recovery after stroke is simply
related to spontaneous natural recovery from neurological impairment (Lind 1982, Dobkin …

Bayley MT, Hurdowar A, Teasell R, Wood-Dauphinee S, Korner-Bitensky N, Richards CL,
Harrison M, Jutai JW. Priorities for stroke rehabilitation and research: results of a 2003 …

This chapter reviews the evolution of stroke rehabilitation in the last 20 years. It begins by
describing the different types of stroke that can occur in adults, their potential consequences …

Stroke is a leading cause of disability in older persons and an important cause of disability in
younger people. Rehabilitation aims to hasten and maximize recovery from stroke by …