Beneficial effects of postural intervention on prehensile action for an individual with ataxia resulting from brainstem stroke

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-89

  Stoykov, Mary Ellen Phillips ^a   Stojakovich, Mark ^a   Stevens, Jennifer A ^a,b,c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Brainstem stroke; Posture; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ACCURACY; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; COORDINATION; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; PATIENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

EID: 21044439700     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2005-20204     Document Type: Article

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