Protocol of the Sunnaas International (SIN) Stroke Project an International Multicenter Study of Specialized Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients

Johan K Stanghelle¹, Susanne Sällström¹, Frank Becker¹, Tong Zhang², Xiaoxia Du², Tamara Bushnik³, Maria Panchenko⁴, Ofer Keren⁵, Samir Banura⁶, Khamis Elessi⁷, Fuad Luzon OT⁷, Katharina S Sunnerhagen⁸, Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson, Xie Li⁹, Fabiana Jachniuk⁵ and Birgitta Langhammer^1*

¹Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Norway Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

²China Rehabilitation Research Center, China, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

³Rusk Institute NYU Langone Medical Center, USA, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

⁴No. 2 policlinica, Petrozavodsk, USA, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

⁵Sheba medical Hospital, Ramat Gan, Israel, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

⁶Betlehem Arab Society rehabilitation, Specialized Rehabilitation & Surgery Hospital, Betlehem, Israel, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

⁷El Wafa, Islamic University of Gaza, Israel, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

⁸University of Gotheburgh, Gothenburg, Sweden, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

⁹Sichuan Bayi Rehabilitation Center, China, E-mail: Birgitta.Langhammer@hioa.no

^*Corresponding Author: Birgitta Langhammer, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Norway Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Tel: + 47 22 45 25 10, Fax: + 47 22 45 25 05 Email: