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Table of Contents

Introduction
Patient Presents
Opening Viewpoints
History
Assessment
Goals
Rehabilitation
Conclusion
References

Authors:

Viki van Rensburg, PhD, MPhil,
Anthea Rhoda, MSc,
Quinette Louw, PhD, MASP,
David Fisher, PhD,
Cecil Leonard, PhD, BA, SPT

University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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Post-stroke Rehabilitation of an African Woman

Conclusion


After three months, Sylvia was fully functional regarding mobility. She was walking to the shops and to church with ease, and using a taxi independently. She had enrolled for a part-time computer course at her former college. She attended social events with her friends and regularly sang in the church choir.

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