title: [Application of stroke rehabilitation unit in municipal hospitals during the acute phase of cerebral infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of stroke rehabilitation unit in municipal hospitals during the acute phase of cerebral infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  77 acute cerebral infarction patients were randomly assigned to stroke rehabilitation unit group and 73 to ordinary group. The NIH stroke scale (NIHSS), activities of daily living (ADL) Barthel index and average hospitalized time were compared in two groups before and after the treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average NIHSS in two groups before treatment were 9.26 and 9.12 respectively (P > 0.05) but became 2.62 and 7.64 after treatment (P < 0.01). The average ADL Barthel index in two groups before the treatment were 52.04 and 53.16 (P > 0.05) but 87.26 and 64.20 after the treatment (P < 0.01). The average hospitalized time in the two groups were 22.25 and 26.67 days (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When stroke rehabilitation unit being applied in the acute phase of cerebral infarction, it showed positive results in the following aspects as: improving the neurological function, capabilities of managing daily life, and also shortening the days of hospitalization.
authors.affiliation: The Taizhou First Hospital, Zhejiang, Taizhou 318020, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dan-hong
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Wang-ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome