Covering neuroscience and rehabilitation strategies, an essential handbook and reference for multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation teams.

1. Strokes: background, epidemiology, aetiology and avoiding recurrence Gabriel R. de Freitas, Daniel C. Bezerra, Alexandre B. Maulaz and Julien Bogousslavsky; 2. Principles of recovery after stroke Bruce H. Dobkin and Thomas S. Carmichael; 3. Regenerative ability in the central nervous system Barbro B. Johansson; 4. Cerebral reorganisation after sensorimotor stroke Rudiger J. Seitz; 5. Imaging brain in recovery after stroke Cornelius Weiller and M. Rijntjes; 6. Measurement in stroke - disability and quality of life Angus Graham; 7. Evidence based stroke rehabilitation Sharon Wood-Dauphinee and Gert Kwakkel; 8. Is early rehabilitation useful? Karin Diserens and Gerhard Rothacher; 9. Community rehabilitation after stroke Michael P. Barnes; 10. Physical therapy and assessment Gillian D. Baer and Frederike M. J. Van Wijk; 11. Movement disorders after stroke J. Ghika; 12. Post-stroke spasticity and pain Philippe Vaudens, Michael P. Barnes, R. Peyron and B. Laurent; 13. Sensory loss and proprioceptive rehabilitation D. A. Perennou and Adolfo M. Bronstein; 14. Dysphagia Jeri A. Logemann; 15. Continence after stroke Barbara J. Chandler; 16. Sexual problems after stroke Barbara J. Chandler; 17. Rehabilitation of visual disorders after stroke Stephanie Clarke and Claire Bindschaedler; 18. Dysphasia and dysarthria Marjorie Nicholas; 19. Cognitive problems after stroke Antonio Carota, Radok Ptak and Armin Schnider; 20. Dementia after stroke Jose G. Merino and Vladimir Hachinski; 21. Depression and fatigue after stroke Fabienne Staub and Antonio Carota; 22. Sleep disorders after stroke Dirk M. Hermann and Claudio L. Bassetti; 23. Assistive technology Neville Hogan, Hermano I. Krebs, Brandon R. Rohrer, Susan E. Fasoli, Joel Stein and Bruce T. Volpe; 24. Vocational rehabilitation Ashish Macaden; 25. A patient's perspective Donal O'Kelly.