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. 1992 Feb;38:381-382, 385-388.

Long-Term Sequelae of Stroke

How should you handle stroke complications?

Robert W Teasell
PMCID: PMC2145419  PMID: 21221264

Abstract

Scant attention has been paid to the long-term consequences and complications resulting from a stroke. Many stroke survivors go on to develop a variety of medical, musculoskeletal, and psychosocial complications, years after the acute stroke. The family physician is regularly called upon to deal with these problems, but is often hampered by a lack of resources.

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