Brain plasticity and stroke rehabilitation: The Willis lecture

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 223-230

  Johansson, Barbro B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Neuronal plasticity; Recovery; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033958424     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.1.223     Document Type: Article

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