48-year-old teacher: Post-haemorrhagic-stroke right hemiparesis (4 months post-onset)
Travelled from Nairobi, Kenya β via Dubai to Chennai (MAA) for a 6-week neuro-rehab. Return to classroom teaching part-time; ambulation with cane.
At a glance
- Patient
- 48-year-old teacher
- Condition
- Post-haemorrhagic-stroke right hemiparesis (4 months post-onset)
- Programme
- 6-week neuro-rehab
- Outcome
- Return to classroom teaching part-time; ambulation with cane
How the programme progressed
Rehab week-by-week β Kenyan patient story
- 1
Week 1
Baseline Fugl-Meyer LE 14/34, dependence for transfers. Trunk control and sit-to-stand focus.
- 2
Week 2β4
Progressive gait training, upper-limb reach-and-grasp drills. Family coaching on home programme.
- 3
Week 5β6
Community ambulation practice, return-to-teaching simulation drills, home-programme handover.
Outcome measures and milestones
Outcome
Fugl-Meyer LE: 14 β 27 / 34
Outcome
Modified Rankin: 4 β 2
Outcome
Return to part-time teaching within 4 weeks post-discharge
Composite patient profile assembled from typical caseloads for Kenyan patients. Individual outcomes vary β this story is illustrative, not a guarantee.
What the patient said
"The clinical team wrote back to my Nairobi doctor every week. Coming home felt like continuing a conversation, not restarting one."
Follow-up and continuity of care
Bi-monthly online reviews for 6 months; letters shared with Nairobi neurologist.
- Home-exercise video
- Weekly progress report to home doctor
- WhatsApp follow-ups: 2 wk / 6 wk / 3 mo
- Online video review sessions
- Discharge report with ICD-10 codes
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