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Neural Mechanisms Of Spontaneous Recovery - Stroke Care Management

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Spontaneous recovery post ischaemic stroke refers to mechanisms of neural recovery occurring intrinsically within the brain. The amount of recovery seen in the initial few weeks and months post event is reliant upon several neural mechanisms and processes.

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Spontaneous recovery post ischaemic stroke refers to mechanisms of neural recovery occurring intrinsically within the brain. The amount of recovery seen in the initial few weeks and months post-event is reliant upon several neural mechanisms and processes. The initial two to three months after the event is a crucial period for spontaneous neuroplasticity, the 'naturally-occurring course of neurophysiological repair and cortical reorganisation of language functions'.

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Annette Horton
Annette Horton is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years extensive nursing, rehabilitation and management experience. Since 2004 Annette has held a Nurse Unit Manager position of a regional rehabilitation unit in Queensland. Annette is a member of the Australasian Rehabilitation Nurses Association (ARNA) and has presented several papers at ARNA national conferences. Annette has her own nursing blog entitled Nurseconvo, and more recently has become a contributing writer for Ausmed. Interests include stroke, rehabilitation, continence, leadership and management, coaching and case management.
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Tammy keys
04 Feb 2022
easy to understand
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Katie Stone
08 Sep 2020
Great read, easy to follow for a student. Really enjoyed it.
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Jobeth ipan
25 Oct 2020
Very informative
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Melinda Kumar
21 Jun 2022
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very interesting and informative resource
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Melinda Kumar
15 Jun 2022
Enrolled Nurse
very informative and interesting read and extremely knowledgeable were the educators, would highly recommend this resource to anyone.
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Sarah Somers
28 Jun 2021
This article provides a solid basis of learning.
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louise Jachim
14 Feb 2020
This resource was useful for filling in my knowledge about stroke as I do not have much opportunity to care for people that have had a stroke.
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Eileen Murray
22 Feb 2021
This is a useful resource to access
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