Stroke, Vol 19, 1497-1500, Copyright © 1988 by American Heart Association
R Bonita and R Beaglehole
The natural history of recovery of motor function after stroke is described
using data from a 1-year community-based study in Auckland, New Zealand. Of
680 patients, 88% presented with a hemiparesis; the proportion of survivors
with a persisting deficit declined to 71% at 1 month and 62% at 6 months
after the onset of the stroke. At onset, there were equal proportions of
people with mild, moderate, and severe motor deficits, but the majority
(76%) of those who survived 6 months had either no or only a mild deficit.
Recovery of motor function was associated with the stroke severity but not
with age or sex; patients with a mild motor deficit at onset were 10 times
more likely to recover their motor function than those with a severe
stroke. Our results confirm the reasonably optimistic outcome for survivors
of stroke and further suggest that recovery of motor function is confined
to patients whose motor deficit at onset is either mild or moderate.
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Recovery of motor function after stroke
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