Cognition in Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Research: Consensus-Based Core Recommendations From the Second Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable. (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McDonald, Matthew W.; Black, Sandra E.; Copland, David A.; Corbett, Dale; Dijkhuizen, Rick M.; Farr, Tracy D.; Jeffers, Matthew S.; Kalaria, Rajesh N.; Karayanidis, Frini; Leff, Alexander P.; Nithianantharajah, Jess; Pendlebury, Sarah; Quinn, Terence J.; Clarkson, Andrew N.; O'Sullivan, Michael J.
• Is Part Of: Neurorehabilitation & neural repair. Volume 33:Number 11(2019)
• Page Start: 943
• Page End: 950
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: Cognitive function -- practice guideline -- stroke -- rehabilitation -- recovery -- consensus; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Brain damage -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Spinal cord -- Wounds and injuries -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Regeneration -- Periodicals; Neuroplasticity -- Periodicals; 616.804305
• DOI: 10.1177/1545968319886444
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1545-9683

Abstract

Cognitive impairment is an important target for rehabilitation as it is common following stroke, is associated with reduced quality of life and interferes with motor and other types of recovery interventions. Cognitive function following stroke was identified as an important, but relatively neglected area during the first Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable (SRRR I), leading to a Cognition Working Group being convened as part of SRRR II. There is currently insufficient evidence to build consensus on specific approaches to cognitive rehabilitation. However, we present recommendations on the integration of cognitive assessments into stroke recovery studies generally and define priorities for ongoing and future research for stroke recovery and rehabilitation. A number of promising interventions are ready to be taken forward to trials to tackle the gap in evidence for cognitive rehabilitation. However, to accelerate progress requires that we coordinate efforts to tackle multiple gaps along the whole translational pathway.