Bimanual training after stroke: Are two hands better than one?

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 20-30

  Rose, Dorian K ^a   Winstein, Carolee J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimanual; Hemiparesis; Motor control; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARM; BEHAVIOR; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; PARESIS; REVIEW; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 10644229317     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/NCB1-JWAA-09QE-7TXB     Document Type: Review

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