Prognostic Evaluation in Stroke Rehabilitation

Han, Tai Ryoon

Abstract

Although tremendous studies have been published for prognostic evaluation of stroke patients, there's no definite conclusion until now because of diverging methodology and criteria for recovery. I discussed the ambivalent points of prognostic factors in clinical findings, radiological findings and electrophysiological findings. There's no doubt that the prognosis of stroke patients depends on combination of multiple factors, not by one single factor. And one should remember that the aim of prognostic evaluation in stroke patient is to provide more efficient treatment to patients, no to select a good candidate for rehabilitation treatment. I believe that more efficient prognostic evaluation will be possible in near future with standardization of methodology.