Stroke rehabilitation: Which factors influence the outcome?

[3],[4],[5] Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of age, gender, cognitive status, depression, subtype of ischemic stroke based on the Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification, [6] and co-morbidity on rehabilitation outcome of stroke patients. Type of stroke and impairment, the presence of cardiac co-morbidities (hypertension, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction and dilated cardiomyopathy), presence of diabetes mellitus, length of waiting (LOW; time from stroke onset to admission to our hospital) and length of stay (LOS).