Functional and Motor Outcome 5 Years After Stroke Is Equivalent to Outcome at 2 Months: Follow-Up of the Collaborative Evaluation of Rehabilitation in Stroke Across Europe [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Five-year follow-up revealed deterioration in functional and motor outcome, with a return to the level measured at 2 months. Increasing age and increasing stroke severity negatively affected recovery up to 5 years after stroke.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/46/6/1613?rss=1

Source: Stroke - May 22, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Meyer, S., Verheyden, G., Brinkmann, N., Dejaeger, E., De Weerdt, W., Feys, H., Gantenbein, A. R., Jenni, W., Laenen, A., Lincoln, N., Putman, K., Schuback, B., Schupp, W., Thijs, V., De Wit, L. Tags: Exercise/exercise testing/rehabilitation, Behavioral Changes and Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research