The aftermath of rehabilitation for patients with severe stroke

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-284

  Nolfe, Giuseppe ^a   D'Aniello, A M ^b   Muschera R ^b   Giaquinto, S ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Santa Maria del Pozzo ^*  (Italy)

^c IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Severe stroke; Unexpected functional recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAMETER; PATIENT; PROGNOSIS; RELATIVE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0038025941     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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