Rehabilitation of patients with stroke: Summary of SIGN guidance

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7760, 2010, Pages 1356-1357

  Smith, Lorraine N ^a   James, Roberta ^b   Barber, Mark ^c   Ramsay, Scott ^d   Gillespie, David ^e   Chung, Charlie ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)   (United Kingdom)

^c MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ASTLEY AINSLIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE;

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; CONTINENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EMOTION; FATIGUE; GAIT; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SHOULDER; STROKE; SUBLUXATION; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; STROKE;

EID: 77953711498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c2845     Document Type: Review

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