title: [Early rehabilitation for neurologic patients].
abstract: Rehabilitation improves the functional prognosis of patients after a neurologic lesion, and tendency is to begin rehabilitation as soon as possible. This review focuses on the interest and the feasibility of very early rehabilitation, initiated from critical care units. It is necessary to precisely assess patients' impairments and disabilities in order to define rehabilitation objectives. Valid and simple tools must support this evaluation. Rehabilitation will be directed to preventing decubitus complications and active rehabilitation. The sooner rehabilitation is started; the better functional prognosis seems to be.
authors.affiliation: Équipe santé, plasticité, motricité, clinique MPR-CHU, laboratoire TIMC-IMAG CNRS 5525, université Joseph-Fourier, Grenoble 1, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oujamaa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marquer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Francony
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davoine
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chrispin
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Payen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pérennou
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003422:Critical Care; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications