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Serum BDNF in subacute stroke: effects of a four-week aerobic exercise intervention in the PHYS-STROKE trial

Frontiers in Stroke

Abstract

Introduction The early phase after stroke is considered a period of heightened neuroplasticity and may be responsive to rehabilitation interventions targeting biological recovery.

The paper

Torsten Rackoll, Lea Doppelbauer, Konrad Neumann, Alexander H. Nave

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Frontiers in Stroke · 15 Sep 2026 · CC BY

doi.org/10.3389/fstro.2026.1897859PubMed 42812344