30 of people with stroke can not walk with independence six months after the injury
30% Of persons with stroke can not walk with independence six months after the injury. 50th Congress of the Spanish society of rehabilitation and physical medicine (SERMEF). Córdoba, from 15 to 18 may 2012. -In this period, half of those affected remains partial paralysis affecting an arm and a leg on the same side of the body -stroke is the leading cause of disability in adults -disability can be reduced through rehabilitation Córdoba may 2012.- after six months of having suffered a stroke half of those affected presents a hemiparesis (decrease of the driving force or partial paralysis) (which affects an arm and a leg on the same side of the body), 30% must use wheelchair During locomotion, a fourth are completely dependent for the implementation of activities of daily living, and 20% have severe communication disorders and more than one third depression. Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in developed countries and the leading cause of disability in the adult patient. The ictus generate disability in a very significant percentage. These data have been provided by Dr. Juan Ignacio MarÃn, Physiatrist Hospital Aita Menni (Bilbao), during a workshop held during the fiftieth Congress of the Spanish society of rehabilitation and physical medicine (SERMEF) which took place in Cordoba. The service of rehabilitation del Hospital Universitario Reina SofÃa de Córdoba was the host of this outstanding national...
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