The Importance of Stroke Rehabilitation to Improve the Functional Status of Patients with Ischemic Stroke

Stroke is still the leading cause of disability. Traveling stroke reduces the quality of life in the functional and psychological sphere. The European Stroke Initiative recommends that patients with stroke should be assured with rehabilitation as soon as possible. The most important goal of stroke r...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Ziejka, Marcelina Skrzypek-Czerko, Anna Karłowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Państwowa Akademia Nauk Stosowanych we Włocławku 2015-06-01
Series:Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne
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Online Access:https://apcz.umk.pl/PNIN/article/view/38624
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Summary:Stroke is still the leading cause of disability. Traveling stroke reduces the quality of life in the functional and psychological sphere. The European Stroke Initiative recommends that patients with stroke should be assured with rehabilitation as soon as possible. The most important goal of stroke rehabilitation is to restore all the functions lost by the patient as a result of the disease and also to compensate those which have been irretrievably lost. The latest data from the literature show that the best period in terms of potential for improvement of the functional status after stroke is the first three months of the onset of the stroke incident. To review the literature in the area of stroke rehabilitation and its importance for the improvement of the functional state. (JNNN 2015;4(4):178–183)
ISSN:2084-8021
2299-0321