title: [High time for cerebral rehabilitation following stroke: discrepancies between guidelines and practice].
abstract: Cardiac rehabilitation programmes reduce mortality in patients following myocardial infarction. Patients with a history of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke have a high risk of recurrent stroke or other cardiovascular events, comparable with the risk that myocardial infarction patients show for recurrence. Evidence for the effectiveness of secondary prevention strategies following TIA and ischemic stroke is compelling. Despite this convincing evidence, secondary prevention in the routine practice of stroke care is suboptimal. Improving adherence to guidelines and cardiovascular lifestyle changes by standardized post-stroke care, mirroring practice in cardiac rehabilitation programmes, could be a promising method for increasing effectiveness of secondary stroke prevention.
authors.affiliation: Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, afd. Neurologie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. s.vanschaik@slaz.nl
authors.forename: Sander M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: van Schaik
authors.forename: Renske M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: van den Berg-Vos
authors.forename: Henry C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Weinstein
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation