Stroke units

Adams GF , McComb SG Assessment and prognosis in hemiplegia. Lancet 1953; ii: 266-69.

McCann BC , Culbertson RA Comparison of two systems for stroke rehabilitation in a general hospital . JAm Ger Soc 1976; 24: 211-16.

Feigenson JS , McDowell FH , Meese PD , McCarthy ML , Greenburg SD Factors influencing outcome and length of stay in a stroke rehabilitation unit: analysis of 248 unscreened patients - medical and functional prognostic indicators. Stroke 1977; 8: 651-56.

Issacs B. Five years' experience of a stroke unit. Health Bulletin (Edinburgh) 1977; 33: 94-98.

Blower P. , Ali S. A stroke unit in a district general hospital: the Greenwich experience. Br Med J 1979; 2: 644-46.

Watkins J. Practical advantages of a stroke rehabilitation ward. Demonstration centres in rehabilitation. Newsletter 1981; 46: 21-28.

Garraway MW , Akhtar AJ , Prescott RJ , Hockey L. Management of acute stroke in the elderly: preliminary results of a controlled trial. Br Med J 1980; 280: 1040-43.

Garraway MW , Akhtar AJ , Hockey L. , Prescott RJ Management of acute stroke in the elderly; follow-up of a controlled trial . Br Med J 1980; 281: 827-29.

Stevens RS , Ambler NR , Warren MD A randomized controlled trial of a stroke ward. Age Ageing 1984; 827-29.

Strand T. , Asplund K. , Eriksson S. , Hagg E. , Lithner F. , Wester PO Nonintensive stroke unit reduces functional disability and the need for long term hospitalization. Stroke 1985; 16: 29-34.

Stevens RS , Isaacs B. Stroke rehabilitation units in the United Kingdom. Health Trends 1984; 16: 61-63.

Hewer RL , Holbrook M. The Bristol Stroke Unit Health Trends 1983; 15: 15-18.

Consensus Conference: Treatment of stroke. Br Med J 1988; 297: 126-28.