Brain Repair after Stroke

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. A majority of patients survive stroke, however, making this disorder a major source of human disability. Although most patients have some spontaneous behavioral improvements after a stroke, the recovery is generally incomplete. Compounding this burden of disability is the fact that one in four patients who have a stroke is under 65 years of age.An emerging approach to reducing the degree of disability after a stroke focuses on brain repair. Repair therapies aim to restore the brain, a goal that differs from that of neuroprotection therapies, in which the aim . . .