Stroke Rehabilitation

Stroke: Helping Patients Regain Cognitive Function?

...  Helping patients regain cognitive function? … of neurology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville; Samir Belagaje, MD, director of stroke rehabilitation at Emory University's Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center in Atlanta; and Larry B. Goldstein, MD, director of Duke University's… Continue reading

Stroke Rehabilitation Center in Goa and Kerala

Stroke Rehabilitation Center in Goa and Kerala — Hello, I am Miss. Helen, I am from Nigeria. Last month, I got a stroke rehabilitation program at a world class Stroke Rehabilitation Center in Goa through th… Young Stroke Victim Having… Continue reading

South Florida Injury and Rehab

...  Regional Medical Center will host its first-ever web event, Ask the Doc: Heart Health and Your Athletes, in honor of National Heart Month. This online question-and-answer session will be featured on TRMC's Healthy Woman web … Read more on Your… Continue reading

Support Groups Critical for Survivors of Injuries, Illnesses

...  groups critical for survivors of injuries, illnesses But she's doing OK, she said last week, and not only because of post-stroke rehabilitation, her exercises and Deatrick's support. About a year ago, she and … and their caregivers,… Continue reading

[Functional and Aesthetic Rehabilitation of Microtia in Children and Adolescents].

...  on developing rehabilitation strategies that facilitate such neuroplasticity to maximize functional outcome post-stroke. Although many molecular signaling pathways are involved, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has emerged as a key facilitator of neuroplasticity involved in motor learning and rehabilitation after… Continue reading

Cognitive Assessment and Rehabilitation Pathway for Stroke (CARPS).

...  as acknowledged by various clinical guidelines. In part due to the heterogeneity of poststroke cognitive impairments, the evidence base for treatments in this area is often unclear or inconsistent. There are no straightforward clinical tools or guidelines available to… Continue reading

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Clinical Recommendations for Dosing of Pediatric Supported Standing Programs.

...  < 0.0001) and 5.6 vs. 2.5 ml/kg/min (p < 0.01)) at both 1 and 2 years, compared with programme B. Intention-to-treat analysis showed similar results. Conclusion: A residential intermittent programme with a longer initial stay is associated with better weight loss and improvement in cardiovascular fitness at both 1 and 2 years. A longer follow-up is needed to clearly establish the sustainability of these programmes. Copyright © 2013 S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg. HubMed – rehab   A Post-Stroke Rehabilitation System Integrating Robotics,VR and High-Resolution EEG Imaging. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2013 Jun 18; Steinisch M, Tana MG, Comani S We propose a system for the neuro-motor rehabilitation of upper limbs in stroke survivors. The… Continue reading

Yoga and Mindfulness as Therapeutic Interventions for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.

...  and mindfulness as therapeutic interventions for stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013; 2013: 357108Lazaridou A, Philbrook P, Tzika AA Aim. This paper reports a systematic review and critical appraisal of the evidence on… Continue reading

Modulating the Motor System by Action Observation After Stroke.

...  the Motor System by Action Observation After Stroke. Stroke. 2013 Jun 6; Garrison KA, Aziz-Zadeh L, Wong SW, Liew SL, Winstein CJ BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Much recent interest surrounds the use of action observation, which is observing another individual… Continue reading

Is Weight-Bearing Asymmetry Associated With Postural Instability After Stroke? a Systematic Review.

...  poststroke motor recovery: a review with a focus on neural plasticity. Stroke Res Treat. 2013; 2013: 128641Takeuchi N, Izumi S Motor recovery after stroke is related to neural plasticity, which involves developing new neuronal interconnections, acquiring new functions, and… Continue reading