A critical time window for recovery extends beyond one-year post-stroke

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 122; no. 1; pp. 350 - 357
• Main Authors: Ballester, Belén Rubio, Maier, Martina, Duff, Armin, Cameirão, Mónica, Bermúdez, Sergi, Duarte, Esther, Cuxart, Ampar, Rodríguez, Susana, San Segundo Mozo, Rosa María, Verschure, Paul F. M. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.07.2019
• Series: Nervous System Pathophysiology
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Movement; Neuronal Plasticity; Paresis - physiopathology; Paresis - rehabilitation; Recovery of Function; Stroke Rehabilitation - methods; Time; stroke recovery; virtual reality; neurorehabilitation; motor recovery; neuroplasticity

The impact of rehabilitation on post-stroke motor recovery and its dependency on the patient’s chronicity remain unclear. The field has widely accepted the notion of a proportional recovery rule with a “critical window for recovery” within the first 3–6 mo poststroke. This hypothesis justifies the g...