Objective: We evaluated quantitatively the further recovery from @entity717 in the hemiplegic @entity64 survivors who required neurosurgical intervention, i.e. cranioplasty or ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt, in chronic stage. Setting: Rehabilitation (RH) ward affiliated with university hospitals. @entity1 : Eleven first-ever @entity64 @entity1 with @entity1158 (mean age, 56.3+/-2.5 years) out of 498 survivors required delayed (between 4 and 10 months after the onset) neurosurgical intervention during continuous RH therapy. Six @entity1 received cranioplasty for preexisting hemicraniectomy, and five required V-P shunt for normal pressure @entity1276 with later complications. Main outcome measures: Recovery grade (1--12) of @entity1158 and Barthel index were assessed monthly before (the 1st RH) and after the intervention (the 2nd RH). Results: The recovery grade of upper and lower extremity movements significantly increased both in the 1st and 2nd RH. Changes in the upper and lower extremity grades were significantly larger in the 2nd RH (0.5+/-0.3 in the 1st vs. 2.5+/-0.6 in the 2nd RH for upper extremity, p<0.005; 0.9+/-0.3 in the 1st vs. 3.4+/-0.5 in the 2nd RH for lower extremity, p<0.001). Barthel index increased significantly only in the 2nd RH (from 48+/-7 to 90+/-3, p<0.001); all @entity1 regained the ability to walk independently. Conclusions: Significant recovery of functional grade and recovery from disability occurred after the neurosurgical intervention in the chronic stage (geq 4 months) of @entity64 .

Recovery of XXXX @entity1158 through neurosurgical intervention in the chronic stage.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity1158 :: ('MESH:D006429', 'Disease') :: ['hemiplegia'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity1276 :: ('MESH:D006849', 'Disease') :: ['hydrocephalus'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['impairment and disability']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['stroke']
