[REVIEW] Clinical Consequences of Stroke | EBRSR – Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation – Full Text PDF

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Cerebrovascular disorders represent the third leading cause of mortality and the second major cause of long-term disability in North America (Delaney and Potter 1993). The impairments associated with a stroke exhibit a wide diversity of clinical signs and symptoms. Disability, which is multifactorial in its determination, varies according to the degree of neurological recovery, the site of the lesion, the patient’s premorbid status and the environmental support systems. Clinical evidence is reviewed as it pertains to stroke lesion location (cerebral, right & left hemispheres; lacunar and brain stem), related disorders (emotional, visual spatial perceptual, communication, fatigue, etc.) and artery(s) affected.

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[REVIEW] The Efficacy of Stroke Rehabilitation | EBRSR – Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation – Full Text PDF

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Effective stroke rehabilitation programs are characterised by an interdisciplinary team working cohesively and closely to provide a comprehensive rehabilitation program for each patient. These programs vary in terms of the types of therapies offered as well as their intensity and duration. Evidence related to stroke rehabilitation effectiveness, location, management and composition is presented in this review. As well, past meta-analyses of stroke rehabilitation effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and comparison with other interventions are presented.

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[REVIEW] Clinical Consequences of Stroke | EBRSR – Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation – Full Text PDF

 

Abstract

Cerebrovascular disorders represent the third leading cause of mortality and the second major cause of long-term disability in North America (Delaney and Potter 1993). The impairments associated with a stroke exhibit a wide diversity of clinical signs and symptoms. Disability, which is multifactorial in its determination, varies according to the degree of neurological recovery, the site of the lesion, the patient’s premorbid status and the environmental support systems. Clinical evidence is reviewed as it pertains to stroke lesion location (cerebral, right & left hemispheres; lacunar and brain stem), related disorders (emotional, visual spatial perceptual, communication, fatigue, etc.) and artery(s) affected.

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via Clinical Consequences of Stroke | EBRSR – Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation.