Background: Stroke is an important health problem at a global level, being the third cause of mortality in the general hierarchy of pathologies (cardio-vascular disease, neoplasma) and the first cause among neurological diseases. Stroke represents the mein etiological factor of long term disability. Only 20 % of people who have suffered from stroke will return to work, 40% have moderate deficiencies. The majority of secundary deficiences are healed in a few months, but others can persist throughout life. Conclusions: Even through the biggest progress in healing is adicted in early periods are perspectives in recovery over the course of months and even years (late period). Development of cooperation between medical and social services is neccesary and has the aim of identification of common interest problems in the profilaxy, treatment and adequate recuperation, the supreme objective being the reduction of the number of people with post-stroke disabilities and maintaining human potential. Improving the quality of medico-social services for people with a disability and the achievement of objectives for socio-professional inclusion.