Neurorehabilitation: achieving recovery after neural injuries

摘要

A variety of neurological conditions can lead to disability, pain, and a decline in quality of life. As the American pop- ulation ages, the prevalence of neurological disability will increase due to conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease. Recent data show that about 800,000 strokes occur annually in the United States and someone dies of a stroke every four minutes. 1 Stroke survivors have to contend with outcomes ranging from mild impairments to total depen- dence. In the younger population, there is an epidemic of concussion related to sports. Every year about 182,000 foot- ball players sustain at least one concussion, primarily in youth (99,000) and high school (80,000) programs, or about 1 in 30 youth players and 1 in 14 high school players. Brain damage at this early stage of life has adverse effects for a long time