A combination of aerobic and resistance training in patients who have experienced a stroke is associated with improvements in cognitive function, according to a recent study. In 41 patients with poststroke motor impairments who were assigned to a 6-month exercise programme, training was associated with significant improvement in cognition and reduction in the proportion of individuals meeting the threshold criteria for mild cognitive impairment.
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Marzolini, S. et al. The effects of an aerobic and resistance exercise training program on cognition following stroke. Neurorehabil. Neural Repair doi:10.1177/1545968312465192
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Exercise improves poststroke cognitive function. Nat Rev Neurol 9, 6 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.262
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.262