Old benefit as much as young patients with stroke from high-intensity neurorehabilitation: cohort analysis.
Stefan KnechtJens RoßmüllerMichael UnrathKlaus-Martin StephanKlaus BergerBettina StuderPublished in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2015)
Old and even very old patients with stroke benefit from specialised inpatient neurorehabilitation and high amounts of therapy in the same degree as younger patients. Contrary to current clinical practice, old age should not be a criterion against admission to a neurorehabilitation unit following acute stroke treatment.
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