MAIL ONLINE: A brain workout for stroke patients

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EXPERT VERDICT: ‘One of the most demoralising things for stroke patients is when they come to the end of their therapy and are discharged from hospital,’ says Pippa Tyrrell, a professor of stroke medicine at the University of Manchester. ‘It’s demeaning to use “toys” if you are an adult. A device like this allows for repetitive, but intriguing, training and sets a challenge — it can only help.’

Period4 Jul 2017

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  • TitleA brain workout for stroke patients
    Media name/outletMail Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date4/07/17
    DescriptionEXPERT VERDICT: ‘One of the most demoralising things for stroke patients is when they come to the end of their therapy and are discharged from hospital,’ says Pippa Tyrrell, a professor of stroke medicine at the University of Manchester. ‘It’s demeaning to use “toys” if you are an adult. A device like this allows for repetitive, but intriguing, training and sets a challenge — it can only help.’
    URLwww.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4662948/We-invented-way-health.html
    PersonsPhilippa Tyrrell
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Keywords

  • stroke
  • rehabilitation