title: Stroke: a focus on rehabilitative medicine.
abstract: Stroke is the most common neurological cause of long-term disability. While many patients show spontaneous functional improvement in the period immediately after a stroke, a multidisciplinary program of rehabilitative therapy is essential if the patient is to minimize their deficits and maximize their functional independence and quality of life. Southeast Missouri Hospital, a community hospital located in a rural part of the state, provides a full range of coordinated stroke rehabilitation therapies, both inpatient and outpatient. We report here the case of a 60-year-old stroke patient who achieved remarkable improvements in his abilities and independence through our program.
authors.affiliation: Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau, USA. mkarshner@sehosp.org
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Karshner
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation