Effect of Intensive Cognitive Rehabilitation on Cognitive, Motor, and Language Functional Networks in Subacute Stroke Patient

Effect of Intensive Cognitive Rehabilitation on Cognitive, Motor, and Language Functional Networks in Subacute Stroke Patient

Altered brain networks, including cognitive, motor, and language networks, are investigated by intensive cognitive rehabilitation in subacute stroke patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged 19 to 80 years
• Patients with subacute stroke within 2 weeks of onset
• First-ever stroke
• Supratentorial stroke
• Less than 8 SAFE (shoulder abduction, finger extension) points
• Less than 35 FMA Upper scores
• MEP (motor evoked potential) negative
• Not more than 24 K-MMSE (Korean Mini-Mental State Examination) score

Exclusion Criteria:

• Difficult to communicate due to severe language impairment.
• Accompanied by an existing serious neurogenic disease
• Existing significant psychiatric disorders such as major schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
• If there are difficulties in conducting the research
• Any patients who are judged by the investigator to be difficult to participate in this study
• Patients with contraindicated MRI scans