Ask your doctor to find the EXACT PROTOCOL used to accomplish this. Then have them find out where this is publicly and freely published. Not doing this is complete dereliction of duty. I'm only 11 years out so there is hope for me if I can find the protocol.
Motor Recovery Beginning 23 Years After Ischemic Stroke
- 1University of Lübeck
- 2Western University
- 3Johns Hopkins
- 4Robarts Research Institute, Western University
- ↵* Robarts Research Institute, Western University dspence@robarts.ca
- Submitted 7 November 2016.
- Revision received 15 May 2017.
- Accepted 15 May 2017.
Abstract
It is widely believed that most stroke
recovery occurs within 6 months, with little benefit of physiotherapy or
other modalities
beyond a year. We report a remarkable case of
stroke recovery beginning 23 years after a severe stroke due to
embolization
from the innominate artery and subclavian artery,
resulting from compression of the right subclavian artery by a cervical
rib. The patient had a large right fronto-parietal
infarction with severe left hemiparesis, and a totally non-functional
spastic
left hand. He experienced some recovery of hand
function that began 23 years after the stroke, a year after he took up
regular
swimming. As a result, intensive physiotherapy was
initiated, with repetetive large muscle movement and a spring-loaded
mechanical
orthosis that provides resistance to finger flexors
and supports finger extensors. Within two years he could pick up coins
with the previously useless left hand. Functional
MRI studies document widespread distribution of the recovery in both
hemispheres.
This case provides impetus not only to more
intensive and prolonged physiotherapy, but also to treatment with
emerging modalities
such as stem cell therapy, exosome and micro-RNA
therapies.
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