Rehabilitation for post-stroke cognitive impairment: An overview of recommendations arising from systematic reviews of current evidence

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 120-128

  Gillespie, David C ^a   Bowen, Audrey ^b   Chung, Charlie S ^c   Cockburn, Janet ^d   Knapp, Peter ^e   Pollock, Alex ^f  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

^d University of York ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; randomized controlled trial; rehabilitation; stroke; systematic review

Indexed keywords

COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STROKE;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; STROKE;

EID: 84922552875     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514538982     Document Type: Review

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