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15742249

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
To assess the course and results of rehabilitation following stroke in the oldest old, we conducted a prospective study to compare 45 patients 85 years and above and 220 consecutive patients aged 75 to 84 years who were hospitalized for rehabilitation following stroke. Functional status was measured and compared by the Functional Independence Measuretrade mark(FIM) scale and successful rehabilitation was defined as FIM > 80 at discharge. Eighteen patients in the 85+ group (40%) underwent successful rehabilitation compared with 115 (52%) in the 75 to 84 group (not significant). No significant differences were found between the groups in any other parameters that measure success and/or efficacy of rehabilitation, but in all these parameters, without exception, there were lower values in the 85+ group. No differences in the length of rehabilitation and complications rates were found between groups. We conclude that although the success rate for rehabilitation following stroke is lower in the oldest old, it appears that the effort invested in rehabilitating patients in this group is no less justified than in younger elderly patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0748-7711
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Rehabilitation following stroke in patients aged 85 and above.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Geriatrics, Soroka Medical Center, POB 151, Beer-Sheva, Israel 84101. lieberma@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study