Somatotopic gradients in the distributed organization of the human primary motor cortex hand area: Evidence from small infarcts

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 139-148

  Schieber, Marc H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger; Movement; Muscle; Paralysis; Paresis; Strength; Stroke; Thumb; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0032862331     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050829     Document Type: Conference Paper

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