Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (Jul 2022)

Brazilian practice guidelines for stroke rehabilitation: Part II

  • Cesar Minelli,
  • Gustavo José Luvizutto,
  • Roberta de Oliveira Cacho,
  • Luciana de Oliveira Neves,
  • Sheila Cristina Sayuri Abe Magalhães,
  • Marco Túlio Araújo Pedatella,
  • Lucia Iracema Zanotto de Mendonça,
  • Karin Zazo Ortiz,
  • Marcos Christiano Lange,
  • Priscila Watson Ribeiro,
  • Luciane Aparecida Pascucci Sande de Souza,
  • Cristiano Milani,
  • Daniel Marinho Cezar da Cruz,
  • Rafael Dalle Molle da Costa,
  • Adriana Bastos Conforto,
  • Fernanda Martins Maia Carvalho,
  • Bruna Silva Ciarlini,
  • Norberto Anizio Ferreira Frota,
  • Kelson James Almeida,
  • Eliane Schochat,
  • Tatiana de Paula Oliveira,
  • Camila Miranda,
  • Maria Elisa Pimentel Piemonte,
  • Laura Cardia Gomes Lopes,
  • Camila Galvão Lopes,
  • Michelle Hyczy de Siqueira Tosin,
  • Bianca Campos Oliveira,
  • Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveira,
  • Shamyr Sulyvan de Castro,
  • João Brainier Clares de Andrade,
  • Gisele Sampaio Silva,
  • Octávio Marques Pontes-Neto,
  • João José Freitas de Carvalho,
  • Sheila C. Ouriques Martins,
  • Rodrigo Bazan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1757692
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 80, no. 07
pp. 741 – 758

Abstract

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The Brazilian Practice Guidelines for Stroke Rehabilitation – Part II, developed by the Scientific Department of Neurological Rehabilitation of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology (Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, in Portuguese), focuses on specific rehabilitation techniques to aid recovery from impairment and disability after stroke. As in Part I, Part II is also based on recently available evidence from randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and other guidelines. Part II covers disorders of communication, dysphagia, postural control and balance, ataxias, spasticity, upper limb rehabilitation, gait, cognition, unilateral spatial neglect, sensory impairments, home rehabilitation, medication adherence, palliative care, cerebrovascular events related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the future of stroke rehabilitation, and stroke websites to support patients and caregivers. Our goal is to provide health professionals with more recent knowledge and recommendations for better rehabilitation care after stroke.

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