Could a simple test predict long-term stroke recovery?

Written by Olivia Stevenson, Future Science Group

Researchers have demonstrated that results from a simple test may predict how well individuals who have recently experienced a stroke will recover up to 3 years later. This could help doctors to make informed treatment decisions, and allow patients and their families to understand the long-term prognosis. The long-term implications of a stroke can vary enormously between patients and can be difficult to predict, but estimating the long-term prognosis for a patient could be useful in determining what future treatment or care may be necessary. In this study, published recently in Neurology®, researchers administered a test, known as the Montreal...

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