The consequences of stroke pose serious social and economical problems and are the leading cause of disability and inability to live independently without support as adults in developed countries. As a result of population ageing this number will probably increase steadily in the next decades. At the same time, due to better acute treatment, case fatality rate is declining. The most common neurobehavioral disorders include cogni-tive impairments and neuropsychiatric syndromes such as depression, apathy and angst/anxiety.