The profile of recovery from stroke and factors influencing outcome

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 1039 - 1044
• Main Authors: KOTILA, M, WALTIMO, O, NIEMI, M.-L, LAAKSONEN, R, LEMPINEN, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.11.1984
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cerebral Hemorrhage - rehabilitation; Cerebral Infarction - rehabilitation; Cerebrovascular Disorders - complications; Cerebrovascular Disorders - psychology; Cerebrovascular Disorders - rehabilitation; Depression - etiology; Emotions; Employment; Female; Finland; Hemiplegia - etiology; Humans; Intelligence; Intelligence Tests; Male; Medical sciences; Mental Disorders - etiology; Middle Aged; Neurology; Psychological Tests; Registries; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - rehabilitation; Time Factors; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; Finland; Stroke; Nervous system diseases; Prognosis; Cure; Cerebrovascular disease

The recovery from stroke of 154 survivors out of 255 stroke patients was analyzed. The outcomes documented were: discharge from hospital, activities of daily living (ADL) and return to work. A clear improvement in neurological and neuropsychological deficits was seen from the acute stage to three mo...