Abstract: Post-stroke fatigue (PoSF) is an independent pathologic symptom after stroke which negatively influenced activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL) of the stroke patients. PoSF is irrelevant to depression, age, state of the illness, etc. PoSF should be assessed appropriately and alleviated by medicine, diet, sleep, exercise, and health education, etc.

Key words: cerebrovascular disease, fatigue, function recovery, rehabilitation, review