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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Helps Stroke Patients Regain Ability to Swallow
Individuals who have suffered acute strokes commonly experience dysphagia — difficulty in swallowing — which gives them increased risk for medical complications such as pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration, and which, in turn, tends to…
Clinical Care
Improving Team Conferences Associated with Better Outcomes for Stroke Patients
A collaborative review of studies by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Emory University School of Medicine has found that during inpatient rehabilitation greater…
Neurology
New Study Shows Vision Rehab Treatment Effective for Stroke and Injury Related Blindness
Jose Romano, M.D., chief of the Stroke Division at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, co-authored a recently published international study that shows that visual rehabilitation is effective…