'Naturalization' of the alien hand: Case report

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-114

  Nicholas, John J ^a   Wichner, Monica H ^a   Gorelick, Philip B ^a   Ramsey, Michael M ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HAND; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NIGHT; STROKE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0031908932     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90218-0     Document Type: Article

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