title: Stroke rehabilitation: recent advances and future therapies.
abstract: Despite advances in the acute management of stroke, a large proportion of stroke patients are left with significant impairments. Over the coming decades the prevalence of stroke-related disability is expected to increase worldwide and this will impact greatly on families, healthcare systems and economies. Effective neuro-rehabilitation is a key factor in reducing disability after stroke. In this review, we discuss the effects of stroke, principles of stroke rehabilitative care and predictors of recovery. We also discuss novel therapies in stroke rehabilitation, including non-invasive brain stimulation, robotics and pharmacological augmentation. Many trials are currently underway, which, in time, may impact on future rehabilitative practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stroke and Geriatric Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. lindabrewer@rcsi.ie
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Horgan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation