Rehabilitation and Management of Stroke
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Rehabilitation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 4608
Special Issue Editor
2. Neurorehabilitation Research Group, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Interests: neurology; neurorehabilitation; stroke; epidemiology; stroke rehabilitation; motor learning; rehabilitation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Globally, stroke is the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of death and disability combined. While the age-standardized rates of stroke have decreased, the absolute number of incident strokes, prevalent strokes, deaths from stroke, and stroke-related disability have all increased substantially over the last several decades and are predicted to increase further in the years to come.
At the same time, organized stroke rehabilitation, provided by multi-disciplinary teams that manage stroke survivors, is substantially improving functional outcomes and reducing stroke-related disability. Team members aim to provide coordinated multi-disciplinary care, using standard approaches, to manage common post-stroke problems.
The brain is sub-serving, so there are many different functions that all need to be considered when it comes to neurorehabilitation in people with brain damage and related neuro-disabilities after stroke. Our rehabilitation services and interventions must fully cover these aspects. Specific and intensive target training for affected brain functions, i.e., “neural repair therapy”, offers a chance of improving impairment and function over extended periods following stroke, with a heightened background of endogenous plasticity in the first months. At the same time, a structured “continuum of care” approach is necessary to serve all the needs of stroke survivors in the long term.
In this context, clinical decision making is best informed by neuroscientifically grounded evidence from clinical trials with adequate populations, clinically applicable interventions, relevant comparisons, and clinically relevant outcomes (PICO).
When it comes to implementation, regions, countries, and healthcare facilities must identify priorities, develop a comprehensive strategic plan, and establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for stroke rehabilitation, to promote effective and efficient services.
Therefore, in this Special Issue, we encourage researchers to submit original papers and focused reviews on the topic of “Rehabilitation and Management in Stroke”. Papers that could inform clinical decision making and service implementation are particularly welcome, including reviews of effectiveness, RCTs of stroke rehabilitation interventions, comprehensive reviews on implementation science, and research papers in the field of stroke rehabilitation.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Platz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stroke
- rehabilitation
- evidence
- implementation
- neurology
- neurorehabilitation
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