FROM MY PT SCHOOL NOTES · NEUROLOGY · UNIT 3
Stroke & Poststroke Rehabilitation
Four connected questions: recognize a time-sensitive emergency, interpret common functional effects of a lesion, plan medically appropriate acute rehabilitation, and progress toward daily participation.
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How to use these notes
Begin with the urgent red-flag chapter, then study lesion patterns before progressing to acute therapy and long-term goals. Each chapter provides a focused PT question, clinical explanation, reasoning example and brief self-check. The separate companion manuscript develops the anatomy, exam findings, treatment comparisons and case rationale in more depth.
Adapted from original PT-school notes. For dated recommendations, compare your notes with the 2026 AHA/ASA acute stroke guideline and 2026 AHA/ASA rehabilitation guidance. Educational information only; not an emergency-care protocol.
