Long-term course of patients in neurological rehabilitation Phase B. Results of the 6-year follow-up in a multicenter study

• Published in: Nervenarzt Vol. 82; no. 6; pp. 753 - 763
• Main Authors: Pohl, M, Berger, K, Ketter, G, Krusch, C, Pause, M, Puschendorf, W, Schaupp, M, Schleep, J, Spranger, M, Steube, D, Scheidtmann, K, Mehrholz, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.06.2011
• Subjects: Female; Follow-Up Studies; Germany; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nervous System Diseases - mortality; Nervous System Diseases - rehabilitation; Prevalence; Quality of Life; Recovery of Function; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Germany

After conclusion of emergency care for severe neurological diseases patients in Germany are admitted at an early stage to so-called Phase B rehabilitation. No studies have been carried out on the long-term course of these patients. In a prospective study in 2002 patients in Phase B from 9 centers we...