Research
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Intensive nutritional supplementation improves motor function and rehabilitation outcomes in undernourished stroke patients compared to routine supplementation.
For stroke patients who are undernourished, standard food care may not be enough. Intensive nutritional support (likely supplements or fortified diets) helps them recover motor function faster.
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Compared with those on standard nutritional supplements, patients receiving intensive nutritional supplementation improved more on measures of motor function (total FIM, FIM motor subscore, 2 and 6-min timed walk tests, p<0.002).
Why this rating
Cites a specific randomized study with statistically significant results (p<0.002).
Source
Rehabilitation nutrition for sarcopenia with disability: a combination of both rehabilitation and nutrition care management
Hidetaka Wakabayashi et al. · Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle · 2014
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