Emerging Treatments for Motor Rehabilitation After Stroke

They emerged in 2014 and I bet your hospital did absolutely nothing with them. It was their responsibility and they failed, consequences born by stroke survivors. Schadenfreude can't come soon enough for these hospital administrators.

Emerging Treatments for Motor Rehabilitation After Stroke

Edward S. Claflin, MD, Chandramouli Krishnan, PhD, PT, Sandeep P. Khot, MD

First Published December 1, 2014 Research Article

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Abstract

Although numerous treatments are available to improve cerebral perfusion after acute stroke and prevent recurrent stroke, few rehabilitation treatments have been conclusively shown to improve neurologic recovery. The majority of stroke survivors with motor impairment do not recover to their functional baseline, and there remains a need for novel neurorehabilitation treatments to minimize long-term disability, maximize quality of life, and optimize psychosocial outcomes. In recent years, several novel therapies have emerged to restore motor function after stroke, and additional investigational treatments have also shown promise. Here, we familiarize the neurohospitalist with emerging treatments for poststroke motor rehabilitation. The rehabilitation treatments covered in this review will include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications, constraint-induced movement therapy, noninvasive brain stimulation, mirror therapy, and motor imagery or mental practice.