Importance of Early Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients

"Twenty-eight stroke patients aged 36-72 years admitted to the our Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinics were included in this prospective study. After the approval of the ethics committee, written informed consent was obtained from the patients after they were informed about the content and purpose of the study, the schedule of rehabilitation to be administered, and the features of cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to be performed. Patients with confirmed diagnosis of stroke by computed tomography and/or MRI techniques were randomized into two groups according to the onset of post-stroke rehabilitation. The patients were randomized according to the duration of their admission to our clinic for rehabilitation. Group 1 consisted of patients admitted to our clinic within 1-4 weeks after stroke; Group 2 consisted of patients admitted within 5-8 weeks after stroke.~Late initiation of rehabilitation in Group 2 patients is not a condition related to our clinic."