New Advances in Acute Stroke Rehabilitation

Dear Colleagues,

Despite scientific advancements and the advancement of various medical technologies, the number of patients with stroke, a representative central nervous system disease, is increasing worldwide every year. This increase is due to the rapid aging of the population, which has become a problem not only for individuals and families, but also for society as a whole. Therefore, many studies have shown for a long time that early rehabilitation is an important factor in the recovery process. Nowadays, new technologies have been incorporated into the field of rehabilitation to improve the effectiveness of various therapeutic interventions strategies. Recently, new intervention methods such as robotic rehabilitation, virtual reality, telerehabilitation, motor imagery training, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), mirror therapy, and kinesio taping, for which many studies are being conducted, are providing scientific evidence through single or parallel interventions.

Correlation between stroke lesions and clinical features and outcomes provides the basis for personalized neurorehabilitation, a promising perspective to account for differences in individual responses to treatment and improve quality of care. Defining new approaches and the most appropriate timing for acute and chronic phases of neurological diseases will play an important role in optimizing neurological rehabilitation interventions.

The scope of this special issue and the types of contributions we request are to integrate research activities on innovative technologies for the assessment and treatment of stroke rehabilitation and the latest advances in overall neurorehabilitation, including upper extremity function, gait, dysphagia, cognitive function, and activities of daily living.

Dr. Jong Bae Choi
Guest Editor

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• stroke rehabilitation
• robotic rehabilitation
• virtual reality
• telerehabilitation
• motor imagery training
• transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
• swallowing rehabillitation
• gait
• mirror therapy
• kinesio taping
• upper limb function