Illa Mihejeva

Illa Mihejeva serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Rehabilitation at Riga Stradins University, Latvia. Her academic work centers on rehabilitation medicine with a focus on stroke recovery, neurorehabilitation, and diabetic complications, directly supporting UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being). She actively contributes to clinical guidelines and international research collaborations aimed at improving patient outcomes.

Mihejeva's research interests encompass cerebrovascular accident rehabilitation, long-term stroke outcomes, and diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy. She investigates factors influencing mortality in stroke patients and plantar pressure dynamics in diabetic individuals, translating findings into practical clinical applications. Her work also addresses aphasia, enuresis, and atrial fibrillation within rehabilitation contexts, emphasizing evidence-based practice through her fingerprint analysis showing 100% focus on Cerebrovascular Accident and Apoplexy.

Her publication record since 2009 demonstrates consistent contributions to stroke rehabilitation literature. Recent highlights include co-authoring the 2023 World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission report on reducing global stroke burden (cited 313 times) and developing 2025 patient guidelines for stroke care in Latvia. Earlier work analyzed diabetic neuropathy biomechanics and stroke unit mortality predictors, showing her longitudinal commitment to rehabilitation science.

Dr. Mihejeva has been honored with multiple recognitions:

• Certificate of Appreciation (June 2022)
• Certificate of Appreciation (January 2024)
• For significant contribution to health sector education development (September 2014)

She contributed as an expert to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development project (2018-2022) developing medicated food for malnutrition/dysphagia sufferers. Her advisory role focused on nutrition assessment and quality control. Mihejeva also participates in numerous national and international working groups, including the World Stroke Organization Commission where she co-developed global stroke reduction strategies.

Active in professional networks, Mihejeva collaborates through the Riga Stradins University research community and contributes to European projects. She regularly presents at conferences like the upcoming 2025 "Ethics in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine" and "Polyneuropathies" events, maintaining strong ties with Latvia's clinical rehabilitation sector through 123 documented activities including 66 conference participations and media engagements such as the 2024 coverage "Ārste: Insulta sekas nav jāuztver kā bezcerīgas, ar tām ir jācīnās" (Doctor: Stroke consequences shouldn't be seen as hopeless).