[Review] Prediction of motor recovery after stroke: advances in biomarkers

Stroke remains a leading cause of adult disability, and the recovery of motor function after stroke is crucial for the patient to regain independence. However, making accurate predictions of a patient's motor recovery and outcome is difficult when based on clinical assessment alone. Clinical assessment of motor impairment within a few days of stroke can help to predict subsequent recovery, while neurophysiological and neuroimaging biomarkers of corticomotor structure and function can help to predict both motor recovery and motor outcome after stroke.

Source: Lancet Neurology - September 13, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Cathy M Stinear Tags: Review Source Type: research