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Diagnosis And Treatment Of Stroke-Related Sarcopenia: A Narrative Reviewarticle, Szu-Han Chen, Tieh-Cheng Fu
Diagnosis And Treatment Of Stroke-Related Sarcopenia: A Narrative Reviewarticle, Szu-Han Chen, Tieh-Cheng Fu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Stroke patients have a high prevalence of sarcopenia due to the presence of several risk factors, including immobilization, impaired feeding, sympathetic activation, inflammation, and denervation. The occurrence of sarcopenia further exacerbates the disability caused by the stroke. Thus, appropriate diagnosis and intervention for sarcopenia is an important health issue for the stroke population. The article discusses the dilemma in diagnostic tests and potential treatment for stroke-related sarcopenia based on the currently available literature evidence.