2026 Guideline for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Guideline From the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association
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Authors
- Jamila Minga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2301-8954)
- Dipika Aggarwal
- Mark P. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-6979)
- Barbara Lutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2751-9104)
- Preeti Raghavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-5005)
- Chandramouli Krishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-7389)
- Alexandra L. Terrill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2698-7435)
- Lauren Winterbottom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4859-2087)
- S. K. Ashcroft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1363-549X)
- Richard L. Harvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6763-169X)
- Abhishek Jaywant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4307-5742)
- Dawn M. Nilsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3976-5046)
- Peii Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6724-7046)
- Corinne A. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8719-3068)
- Vu Q. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7802-8028)
- Margaret A. French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3581-7374)
- Emilia Michou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7245-0882)
- Janice Eng
- Mona N. Bahouth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0341-5087)
- E Zink
- Oluwole O. Awosika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-931X)
- Emily Grattan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-4130)
- Marie‐Pierre St‐Onge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-1749)
- Anne Deutsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2290-7757)
- Maria Cecilia Alpasan
- Warren D. Lo
- D. Lin
- Julia Carpenter
- Marlis Gonzalez‐Fernandez
- Mark Bowden
- Stephanie Zawada
- Nneka Ifejika
- Allison E. Gaffey
- David L Tirschwell
- Charles Ellis
- Alicen Whitaker-Hilbig
- Elizabeth Noser
- Joel Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5527-025X)
- Elizabeth R. Skidmore
- Martha Abshire Saylor
- Tamilyn Bakas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3235-5012)
- Richard Zorowitz
- Dorian K. Rose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-0298)
- Lorie G. Richards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9500-1350)
- George F. Wittenberg
- Wendy Dusenbury
- Robin White Chism
- Laura M. McPherson
- Amelia Tenberg Schettini
- Heather R. Ford
- Wuwei Feng
- Sara Kutzle
- Nicole Mazwi
- A.M. Barrett
- Catherine E. Lang
- Paula de la Pena
- Mary Ellen Stoykov
- Jocelyn E. Harris
- Deven Matthews
- DaiWai Olson
- Paul Vilar
- John Chae
- E. Jackson Amburn
- Jamie Fleet
- Gert Kwakkel
- Robynne Braun
- Ela B. Plow
- Heather R. Porter
Institutions
- American Academy of Pediatrics (US)
- American Speech Language Hearing Association (US)
- American Academy of Dermatology (US)
- United States Congress (US)
- Stroke Association (GB)
- American Occupational Therapy Association (US)
- National Recreation and Park Association (US)
- American Society of Neuroradiology (US)
- American Islamic Congress (US)
- Emergency Nurses Association (US)
- Council of State (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Stroke
- Published
- 2026-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/str.0000000000000536
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.27