The International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance
Abstract
The global burden of disability after stroke is increasing1 despite therapeutic advances. One in four adults will have a stroke and about 63 % of these events will occur in people younger than 70 years of age. Increasing access to effective rehabilitation is a global health priority,2 particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. Optimising recovery requires both new, biologically informed treatment approaches and enhanced (high-dose and high-quality) delivery of training-based treatments. Patient-centred research priority setting exercises can highlight knowledge gaps.3 Advances have been difficult to achieve because stroke recovery and rehabilitation practice is complex, with multiple interacting domains (eg, motor, language, and cognitive), disability levels (impairment, activity, and participation), and individuals involved (eg, patient, family members, and multidisciplinary team). Our shared vision is a world where global collaboration brings breakthroughs for people living with stroke. Succeeding will require highly coordinated research efforts by international, interdisciplinary teams.
Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Date of Publication
4-1-2023
Volume
22
Issue
4
Funding Information
National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery
Centre of Research Excellence in Stroke Trials
Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery
Moleac
Ipsen
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
Grant Number
NHMRC Numbers : APP 2015705, APP 1077898
Copyright
free_to_read
Publisher
Elsevier
Recommended Citation
Bernhardt, J., Corbett, D., Dukelow, S., Savitz, S., Solomon, J. M., Stockley, R., Sunnerhagen, K. S., Verheyden, G., Walker, M., Murphy, M. A., Bonkhoff, A. K., Cadilhac, D., Carmichael, S. T., Dalton, E., Dancause, N., Edwards, J., English, C., Godecke, E., Hayward, K., Kamalakannan, S., Kim, J., Kwakkel, G., Lang, C. E., Lannin, N., Levin, M., Lynch, E., Mead, G., Saa, J. P., & Ward, N. (2023). The International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00072-8
Comments
Bernhardt, J., Corbett, D., Dukelow, S., Savitz, S., Solomon, J. M., Stockley, R., ... & Ward, N. (2023). The International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance. The Lancet Neurology, 22(4), 295-296.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00072-8