Department of Neuroscience, Neuroscience Institute of Turin, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
Neural Plast. 2013;2013:854597. doi: 10.1155/2013/854597. Epub 2013 Jun 24.
Stroke is a common and disabling global health-care problem, which is the third most common cause of death and one of the main causes of acquired adult disability in many countries. Rehabilitation interventions are a major component of patient care. In the last few years, brain stimulation, mirror therapy, action observation, or mental practice with motor imagery has emerged as interesting options as add-on interventions to standard physical therapies. The neural bases for poststroke recovery rely on the concept of plasticity, namely, the ability of central nervous system cells to modify their structure and function in response to external stimuli. In this review, we will discuss recent noninvasive strategies employed to enhance functional recovery in stroke patients and we will provide an overview of neural plastic events associated with rehabilitation in preclinical models of stroke.
中风是一种常见且致残的全球医疗保健问题，是许多国家中第三大致死原因和成人获得性残疾的主要原因之一。康复干预是患者护理的主要组成部分。在过去几年中，脑刺激、镜像疗法、动作观察或运动想象的心理练习已成为标准物理疗法的附加干预措施的有趣选择。中风后恢复的神经基础依赖于可塑性的概念，即中枢神经系统细胞能够根据外部刺激改变其结构和功能的能力。在这篇综述中，我们将讨论最近用于增强中风患者功能恢复的非侵入性策略，并将概述与中风临床前模型中的康复相关的神经可塑性事件。
