International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Moses Rodriguez
Guggenheim 4-42B, 200 1st Street SW, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901
Tanzania
Review Article
Concomitant Use of Neuroprotective Drugs in Neuro Rehabilitation of Multiple
Sclerosis
Author(s): Harika Dasari, Bharath Wootla, Arthur E Warrington and Moses RodriguezHarika Dasari, Bharath Wootla, Arthur E Warrington and Moses Rodriguez
We provide an overview of rehabilitation in neurological diseases. A large amount of literature available on neurorehabilitation is based from the rehabilitative work on stroke and spinal cord injuries. After a brief description of rehabilitation, the potential application of neurorehabilitation in neurodegenerative diseases specifically multiple sclerosis (MS) is summarized. Since MS causes a wide variety of symptoms, the rehabilitation in MS patients may benefit from an interdisciplinary approach that encloses physiotherapy, cognitive rehabilitation, psychological therapy, occupational therapy, and other methods to improve fatigue. Neurorehabilitation helps patients to reach and maintain their optimal physical, psychological and intellectual, levels but it does not reverse long-term disabilities that arise from neurological disorders. This calls for the need of better neuroregenerat.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.1000348