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Early Rehabilitation After Stroke: a Narrative Review

2017; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 19; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s11883-017-0686-6

1534-6242

Elisheva Coleman, Rohitha Moudgal, Kathryn Lang, Hyacinth I. Hyacinth, Oluwole O. Awosika, Brett Kissela, Wuwei Feng,

Spinal Cord Injury Research

Despite current rehabilitative strategies, stroke remains a leading cause of disability in the USA. There is a window of enhanced neuroplasticity early after stroke, during which the brain's dynamic response to injury is heightened and rehabilitation might be particularly effective. This review summarizes the evidence of the existence of this plastic window, and the evidence regarding safety and efficacy of early rehabilitative strategies for several stroke domain-specific deficits.