Advances and challenges in stroke rehabilitation

CM Stinear, CE Lang, S Zeiler, WD Byblow - The Lancet Neurology, 2020 - thelancet.com
Stroke remains a leading cause of adult disability and the demand for stroke rehabilitation
services is growing. Substantial advances are yet to be made in stroke rehabilitation practice …

Principles of neurorehabilitation after stroke based on motor learning and brain plasticity mechanisms

M Maier, BR Ballester, PFMJ Verschure - Frontiers in systems …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
What are the principles underlying effective neurorehabilitation? The aim of
neurorehabilitation is to exploit interventions based on human and animal studies about …

Critical Period After Stroke Study (CPASS): A phase II clinical trial testing an optimal time for motor recovery after stroke in humans

AW Dromerick, S Geed, J Barth… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Restoration of human brain function after injury is a signal challenge for translational
neuroscience. Rodent stroke recovery studies identify an optimal or sensitive period for …

CONSORT statement for randomized trials of nonpharmacologic treatments: a 2017 update and a CONSORT extension for nonpharmacologic trial abstracts

I Boutron, DG Altman, D Moher, KF Schulz… - Annals of internal …, 2017 - acpjournals.org
Incomplete and inadequate reporting is an avoidable waste that reduces the usefulness of
research. The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement is an …

Robot assisted training for the upper limb after stroke (RATULS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

H Rodgers, H Bosomworth, HI Krebs, F van Wijck… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Loss of arm function is a common problem after stroke. Robot-assisted training
might improve arm function and activities of daily living. We compared the clinical …

Intensive upper limb neurorehabilitation in chronic stroke: outcomes from the Queen Square programme

NS Ward, F Brander, K Kelly - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Persistent difficulty in using the upper limb remains a major contributor to physical
disability post-stroke. There is a nihilistic view about what clinically relevant changes are …

Efficacy of home-based telerehabilitation vs in-clinic therapy for adults after stroke: a randomized clinical trial

SC Cramer, L Dodakian, V Le, J See… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Many patients receive suboptimal rehabilitation therapy doses after stroke owing
to limited access to therapists and difficulty with transportation, and their knowledge about …

Prediction of motor recovery after stroke: advances in biomarkers

CM Stinear - The Lancet Neurology, 2017 - thelancet.com
Stroke remains a leading cause of adult disability, and the recovery of motor function after
stroke is crucial for the patient to regain independence. However, making accurate …

What do randomized controlled trials say about virtual rehabilitation in stroke? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of upper-limb and cognitive outcomes

A Aminov, JM Rogers, S Middleton… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Virtual-reality based rehabilitation (VR) shows potential as an engaging and
effective way to improve upper-limb function and cognitive abilities following a stroke …

Repetitive task training for improving functional ability after stroke

B French, LH Thomas, J Coupe… - Cochrane database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Repetitive task training (RTT) involves the active practice of task‐specific motor
activities and is a component of current therapy approaches in stroke rehabilitation …