The early rehabilitation team had an interdisciplinary approach [23] and consisted of a rehabilitation physician, a neurosurgeon, a physical therapist (PT), an occupational therapist (OT) and nurses with special expertise within the care of vascular neurosurgical patients. A clinical neuropsych- ologist, speech therapist and medical social workers were also available. The entire early rehabilitation team defined rehabilitation goals and the maximum mobilization level every morning after the examination of the patient and the assessment of surveillance parameters.