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Rehabilitation in Practice

Benefits of an interdisciplinary stroke clinic: addressing a gap in physical therapy at post-stroke neurology follow-up

Nandakumar Nagarajaa Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alison R. Krausb University of Florida Health Rehabilitation, Neuromedicine Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA;c Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Dorian K. Rosec Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;d Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Esther B. Olasojia Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Anna Y. Khannaa Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Alexis N. Simpkinsa Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7529-4267
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Christina A. Wilsona Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Rondalyn R. Dickensa Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Vishnumurthy Shushrutha Hednae NeuroZone-Brain and Spine Center, Mysore, India
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Carolyn Geisa Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA;f Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Teddy Young Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Michelle M. Musalob University of Florida Health Rehabilitation, Neuromedicine Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Pages 8509-8514 | Received 12 Jun 2021, Accepted 13 Nov 2021, Published online: 06 Dec 2021

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