NEUROPLASTICIDAD CEREBRAL: EN LA REHABILITACIÓN NEUROLÓGICA DE PACIENTES DESPUÉS DE ACCIDENTES CEREBRO VASCULARES (ACV): UNA REVISIÓN BIBLIOGRÁFICA

Abstract

Brain neuroplasticity is a fundamental characteristic of the brain to adapt to challenging situations such as going through a stroke (ACV). Short and long-term stroke causes a wide variety of sequelae ranging from cognitive to motor skills. Under this scenario, the present research proposes as a general objective to perform an analysis of the current scientific evidence on the role of brain neuroplasticity in the rehabilitation of patients who have suffered a stroke. The method used was a bibliographic review of 30 articles published in different web databases, finding results only in (Google scholar, Science Direct, MedlinePlus, Dialnet, Institutional Repositories). The use of the Boolean operators “AND”, “OR” was used, using combinations such as: “Neuropaslticity AND stroke rehabilitation”, “Neuroplasticidad cerebral AND ACV”, “Stroke AND brain plasticity AND rehabilitation”; “Rehabilitación neurológica AND ataque cerebrovascular”, “Functional recovery AND neurplasticity AND stroke”, the same group of combinations was used for the OR operator. Proceeding to read the summary of those that were previously selected, inclusion/exclusion factors, quality/validity, and relevance of the different studies found were used. Among the main findings found, it is reflected that the use of various techniques is necessary for adequate functional recovery. Cognitive stimulation, virtual advance technologies, brain-computer interfaces, exercises and, above all, timely and early diagnoses. In addition, pharmacotherapy also stands out within these tools, even reflecting that the combination of them is viable.