In a 2021 study, Eric Stulberg, MD, MPH, assistant professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University, found an association between lower neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES) and worse stroke recovery outcomes. "Even after accounting for individual economic status, as measured by their education level and insurance status, those in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods tend to have worse stroke recovery outcomes than those who are in the higher socioeconomic neighborhoods," Stulberg says.