Yannick Bleyenheuft

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Yannick Bleyenheuft is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, with a primary focus on motor recovery after stroke and cerebral palsy. Her work centers on developing and validating intensive, goal-oriented therapies that restore upper and lower extremity function, significantly improving patients' independence and quality of life. Her most influential contribution is a comprehensive 2016 systematic review on upper extremity rehabilitation techniques after stroke, which has garnered over 900 citations and serves as a foundational reference for clinicians and researchers worldwide. Bleyenheuft is particularly known for pioneering the Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) protocol, which she has adapted for both children with cerebral palsy and adults with chronic stroke. Her research also investigates how stroke subtype—hemorrhagic versus ischemic—affects rehabilitation outcomes, challenging conventional clinical beliefs. Through her randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews, Bleyenheuft has shaped evidence-based practice in neurorehabilitation, demonstrating that intensive, task-specific training can drive meaningful functional gains even in chronic populations.

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1. 1
   Rehabilitation of Motor Function after Stroke: A Multiple Systematic Review Focused on Techniques to Stimulate Upper Extremity Recovery

   914 citations · 2016
2. 2
   Hemorrhagic versus ischemic stroke: Who can best benefit from blended conventional physiotherapy with robotic-assisted gait therapy?

   34 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) in adults with chronic stroke: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

   4 citations · 2023

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