mental status
We concluded that: 1) age       is a critical factor to determine the rehabilitation outcome, but may not be an       important factor to predict the ability for the improvement through       rehabilitation therapy; 2) the delay of rehabilitation therapy may not affect the       potential for further improvement; 3) patients with low initial functional level        may have poor final outcome, they may still have good rehabilitation potential to       improve the functional level; 4) complications of stroke may affect the       rehabilitation outcome and should be prevented; and 5) patients with impaired       mental status should not routinely be excluded from rehabilitation programs.
We concluded that: 1) age       is a critical factor to determine the rehabilitation outcome, but may not be an       important factor to predict the ability for the improvement through       rehabilitation therapy; 2) the delay of rehabilitation therapy may not affect the       potential for further improvement; 3) patients with low initial functional level        may have poor final outcome, they may still have good rehabilitation potential to       improve the functional level; 4) complications of stroke may affect the       rehabilitation outcome and should be prevented; and 5)  @OBJECT$   @PREDICAT$  impaired        @SUBJECT$  should not routinely be excluded from rehabilitation programs.