Therapeutic Effects of Diagonal-Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Functional Recovery in Acute Stroke: A Pilot Study

The amount of spontaneous motor recovery of the paretic upper extremity in stroke is relatively fixed, and accounts for approximately 70% of maximal potential recovery within the first 6 months after stroke onset.1,2 Peak neurologic recovery from stroke occurs within the first 3 months, and continues at a slower pace for at least 6 months.3 Therefore, the effects of early training at 1 –2 weeks after stroke onset exceeds the effects of delayed training in terms of functional recovery in both animals and humans,4–6 and initiating rehabilitative training 5 or more days after stroke is mostly beneficial and has no adverse effects.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research