[The rehabilitation of patients with cerebrovascular accidents]

A rehabilitation programme for patients with cerebrovascular accidents is outlined. The effectiveness of this programme was assessed in 220 patients transfered from Tygerberg Hospital to Goodwood Aftercare Hospital during the past 4 years. They were accepted after the acute phase and when the stroke were completed. The results or rehabilitation were judged by evaluating activities of daily living, namely eating, washing and dressing, and factors such as mobility and use of an affected hand, sphincter control, and ability to communicate. Other factors used to evaluate the rehabilitation programme were complications during treatment and eventual placing of the patient.