Reversing the Ruin: Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Restoration After Stroke.

Journal: Current neurology and neuroscience reports
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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Stroke is a common cause of disability in aging adults. A given individual's needs after stroke vary as a function of the stroke extent and location. The purpose of this review was to discuss recent clinical investigations addressing rehabilitation of an array of overlapping functional domains.

Authors

  • Melissa D Stockbridge
    Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Phipps 4, Suite 446, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. md.stockbridge@jhmi.edu.
  • Lisa D Bunker
    Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Phipps 4, Suite 446, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
  • Argye E Hillis
    Departments of Neurology and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287.