title: Muscle Strength, Function and Heart Autonomic Regulation System Recovery at the Sub-Acute Stage Post Stroke.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To compare the rate of recovery of motor and functional ability and heart rate variability (HRV) parameters during the inpatient rehabilitation period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Twenty-three patients post first stroke at the sub-acute phase underwent motor and functional ability and HRV assessments 20 and 50 days after the event. A significant improvement was noted in motor and functional ability performance during the follow-up period, while no such change was noted in the HRV parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients post first-ever stroke exhibited a significant motor and functional improvement during the sub-acute phase post stroke, while no change was noted in their HRV parameters, which may imply that no significant changes in the sympatho-vagal balance took place during this period.
authors.affiliation: Loewenshtein Rehabilitation Center, Raanana, Israel.
authors.forename: Orit
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shapira-Vadler
authors.forename: Iuly
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Treger
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katz-Leurer
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation