Abstract
The past decade has witnessed major advances in stroke care, but stroke continues to remain a major cause of death and the most common cause of adult physical disability. This chapter presents an overview of selected future developments which will have an impact on reducing stroke-related complications. Foremost amongst these is the prevention of post-stroke pneumonia, and the chapter discusses the difficulties in diagnosing post-stroke pneumonia and various interventions to reduce its incidence. Brain injury is a major consequence of stroke; imaging methods that may provide insight into repair mechanisms and their modulation using physical therapy, pharmacological interventions, and stem cells are discussed. Motor impairment is a major complication after stroke, and a commentary on the role of bi-hemispheric interactions and interventions for modulating this interaction to reduce impairments is given. Monitoring of stroke-related complications and their consequences is also important for reducing their incidence and quality assurance, and this chapter highlights ongoing initiatives and the use of health information technology to meet some of the challenges in improving stroke care.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Management of Post-Stroke Complications |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 365-377 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319178554, 9783319178547 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Brain injury
- Health information technology
- Monitoring and quality assurance
- MR imaging
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Post-stroke pneumonia
- Regeneration
- Stem cells
