The impairments associated with a stroke exhibit a wide diversity of clinical signs and symptoms. Disability, which is multifactorial in its determination, varies according to the degree of neurological recovery, the site of the lesion, the patient's premorbid status and the environmental support systems.
Clinical evidence is reviewed as it pertains to stroke lesion location (cerebral, right & left hemispheres; lacunar and brain stem), related disorders (emotional, visual spatial perceptual, communication, fatigue, etc.) and artery or arteries affected.

The Stroke Rehabilitation Clinician Handbook is intended to be a learning resource for residents and a useful compliment to the Stroke Rehabilitation Evidence Based Review for clinicians. It is a new resource available with the 16th edition update of the Stroke Rehabilitation Evidence Based Review. The content is based on a series of lectures and case studies, and will continually be updated and refined.