Abstract
Suffering a stroke can be a devastating and life-changing event. Although there is
a large evidence base for stroke rehabilitation in the acute and subacute stages,
it has been long accepted that patients with stroke reach a plateau in their rehabilitation
recovery relatively early. We have recently published the results of a systematic
review designed to identify all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) where a rehabilitation
intervention was initiated more than 6 months after the onset of the stroke. Of the
trials identified, 339 RCTs met inclusion criteria, demonstrating an evidence base
for stroke rehabilitation in the chronic phase as well. This seems at odds with the
assumption that further recovery is unlikely and the subsequent lack of resources
devoted to chronic stroke rehabilitation and management.
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Publication history
Published online: February 19, 2014
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No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.
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© 2014 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
