title: Predictors of Functional Outcome Following Stroke.
abstract: Predicting functional outcome in stroke is challenging to most clinicians, partly because of the complexity of the condition and also because of the lack of validated prognostic models. The strongest predictors of functional outcome are age and motor function at stroke onset. There is a growing literature on predicting recovery of upper limb after stroke; however, literature on prediction of language recovery remains sparse. This review covers the current status of predicting functional outcome after stroke focusing on recovery of activities of daily living, ambulation, upper limb use, and aphasia. Use of clinical factors, imaging, and neurophysiological measures are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: rharvey@ric.org.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation
keywords: Functional outcome prediction; Language recovery; Motor function; Stroke