New roadmap aims to transform stroke recovery through personalized rehabilitation

An international task force co-led by a Georgetown University stroke expert has outlined a new roadmap for stroke recovery, positioning genetic and blood biomarkers to drive the next generation of precision neurorehabilitation and biotherapy. The framework aligns with Georgetown's strategic focus on advancing brain health and accelerating discoveries that restore function and independence after neurological injury.

The roadmap appears in the International Journal of Stroke in a paper titled "Molecular biomarkers in stroke recovery: Consensus-based core recommendations from the fourth Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable." Most stroke recovery is facilitated by occupational, physical or speech therapy, but it is still not known how much therapy is optimal, when it is best to deliver therapy or which method of delivery is best.

Molecular biomarkers could help answer these questions and, more importantly, there is only a basic understanding of how the human brain repairs itself after a stroke.

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