Testing Stroke Recovery

02/08/2024 30 min Temporada 5 Episodio 8
Testing Stroke Recovery

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Episode Synopsis

Professor Gail Robinson has developed a new diagnostic tool to assess cognitive function in post-stroke patients called The Brief Executive Language Screening Test (BELS). This brief 20-minute test, can predict how much a stroke patient will recover to function independently in their first year.In this informative podcast, Professor Robinson discusses:Stroke symptoms and causesWarning signs of a strokeThe window that the BELS test can be taken to best inform recoveryThe typical clinical pathway of a stroke patientLifestyle factors that can cause a stroke