International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of physiotherapy, Pokhara University, Pokhara, Nepal

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• Review Article   
  Discovering Nepal in the Global Milieu of Stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review
  Author(s): Namuna Sharma*, Sudarshan Raj Kandel and Saswot Neupane
  
  Background: Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability and death worldwide accounting for 12.2 million new cases, 101 million prevalent cases, 6.55 million stroke related deaths. The prevalence of stroke contributed to 7.6% of total deaths and 3.5% of total DALYs (years of healthy life lost) in Nepal. Stroke can result in a large variety of motor and non-motor symptoms and signs but the most common among all is the motor impairments. Those patients, who survive the initial period, might face the greatest long-term effect in development of impairments, limitation of activities and reduced participation in the community. As the number of survivors with disability and chronic care needs grows, rehabilitation will play an increasingly important role in the stroke management. The identification and utilization of best treatment approach and innovations in global a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.23.11.709

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