The most difficult clinical questions in stroke rehabilitation are “What is this patient's potential
for recovery?” and “What is the best rehabilitation strategy for this person, given her/his …

Motor recovery after stroke is related to neural plasticity, which involves developing new
neuronal interconnections, acquiring new functions, and compensating for impairment …

Longitudinal studies show that almost all stroke patients experience at least some
predictable degree of functional recovery in the first six months post stroke. However, the …

Background In people who have had a stroke, upper limb paresis affects many activities of
daily life. Reducing disability is therefore a major aim of rehabilitative interventions. Despite …

Neuronal plasticity allows the central nervous system to learn skills and remember
information, to reorganize neuronal networks in response to environmental stimulation, and …

Rodent stroke models provide the experimental backbone for the in vivo determination of the
mechanisms of cell death and neural repair, and for the initial testing of neuroprotective …

There is mounting evidence of the value of task‐specific training as a neuromotor
intervention in neurological rehabilitation. The evidence is founded in the psychology of …

Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide and a condition for which there
is no universally accepted treatment. The development of new effective therapeutic …

This review intends to begin to build a bridge between our understanding of the effect of
motor rehabilitation and brain plasticity on recovery after hemiparetic stroke. It discusses the …

ContextReorganization in central motor networks occurs during early recovery from
hemiparetic stroke. In chronic stroke survivors, specific rehabilitation therapy can improve …