Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Apr 2017
Comparative StudyFunctional Independence: A Comparison of the Changes During Neurorehabilitation Between Patients With Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage or Acute Ischemic Stroke.
To compare the changes in functional independence measured by the FIM after specialized neurorehabilitation between patients with nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) or acute ischemic stroke (AIS). ⋯ Patients with nontraumatic SAH made significantly more progress during neurorehabilitation, although they were discharged with a lower level of functional independence compared with patients with ICH/AIS. However, both patients with nontraumatic SAH and those with ICH/AIS improved their functional outcome significantly. Also, patients with nontraumatic SAH admitted with severe functional outcome were shown to be capable of recovering to a moderate level of functional independence.