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Strokes occur when blood flow to the brain is compromised by a blocked artery in the neck or brain, or by the bursting of a blood vessel in the brain. Brain cell damage and a loss of brain function occur due to a lack of oxygen and nutrients supplied by the blood to the brain. However, even though a stroke cannot be cured by reversing damage to the brain, cerebrovascular rehabilitation can help individuals significantly improve their skills for movement, speech and other behaviors, resulting in a greatly enhanced quality of life.

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s cerebrovascular specialists have the knowledge and experience to employ our state-of-the-art medical resources and provide the most up-to-date rehabilitation therapies to treat a stroke. Stroke rehabilitation at UT Southwestern is designed to significantly improve the patient’s ability to function in a wide variety of ways, including progressively increased coordination of movements and improved skills for speaking, writing, reading and listening.

As soon as the patient’s illness is stabilized, typically in 48 hours of experiencing a stroke, our rehabilitation specialists begin therapies to encourage movement while lying in bed, including range-of-motion exercises to strengthen limbs affected by the stroke or other cerebrovascular illness. They then help the patient progress to sitting up, moving from the bed to a chair, standing and then walking with or without assistance.

Stroke patients and their family members play a major role in helping to achieve all of the benefits that rehabilitation has to offer. Please visit the Health Library to learn more about stroke, cerebrovascular disease and related rehabilitation therapies offered at UT Southwestern, including:

• Aneurysm
• Aphasia
• Cerebral embolism
• Cerebrovascular disease
• Hemorrhagic stroke
• Ischemic stroke
• Neuropsychology
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Speech therapy
• Transient ischemic attack (TIA)