For the first few weeks and months after a stroke, the brain is locked and loaded for recovery. Now is the time to act. As soon as your doctor says you’re ready, early and intense rehabilitation can help you achieve optimal success - AHA/ASA

You will notice that your doctor has absolutely nothing to do with your recovery in this.  And since your doctor did nothing in the first week to stop the neuronal cascade of death  you have millions more dead neurons to recover from. And none of the guidelines will help you recover the functions of those dead neurons. Sorry to be a downer but everything in stroke is a fucking failure.  

For the first few weeks and months after a stroke, the brain is locked and loaded for recovery. Now is the time to act. As soon as your doctor says you’re ready, early and intense rehabilitation can help you achieve optimal success - AHA/ASA