Ischemic Stroke - Diagnosis

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function.

globe.

**Chapter 1**

**Abstract**

rehabilitation.

meditation, spirituality

**1. Introduction**

Rehabilitation

*Pratap Sanchetee*

Current Trends in Stroke

Stroke remains a leading cause of adult disability. The social, physical and psychological consequences of stroke are devastating. With better understanding of causation and breakthrough advances in management, we are witnessing a greater population of stroke survivors with varying neurological and functional deficits. Poststroke rehabilitation is a multi-disciplinary and multi-modal endeavor and not a 'one size fits all' intervention. A combination of interventions may be better suited to treat motor and sensory impairments, cognitive problems and psychological issues. There is great interest in exploring novel rehabilitation technologies to augment conventional therapies to reduce neurological disability and improve function. Yoga and spirituality, though ancient practices, are finding a bigger role in field of rehabilitation. In spite of good potentials for recovery, these rehabilitative measures are underutilized and major barriers are limited availability, geographical distance, high cost and lack of awareness about its benefits. While conventional measures are well engraved, this article review the recent concepts in stroke

**Keywords:** gait rehabilitation, repetitive task training, mirror therapy,

cognitive rehabilitation, robotic therapy, telerehabilitation, virtual reality, yoga,

Stroke is a major public health concern and remains a leading cause of adult disability [1, 2]. The social, physical and psychological consequences of stroke are devastating. In spite of best treatment available, 30–50% stroke survivors are left with significant physical and/or psychological disabilities and consequent decline in quality of life (QOL) [3]. Such patients require long-term rehabilitation to the restore and improve motor functions for the paralyzed limbs. There is marked inconsistencies in quality of care and rehabilitation services across the

The rehabilitation of the stroke is a multidisciplinary process involving doctors, nurses, physiotherapist, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists, linguistic and speech specialists, audiologists, and nutritionists [4]. With better understanding of causation and breakthrough advances in management, we are now witnessing a greater population of stroke survivors with varying neurological and functional deficits [5, 6]. There is great interest in exploring novel technologies to augment conventional therapies to reduce neurological disability and improve

## **Chapter 1**
