Pathophysiology of stroke rehabilitation: Temporal aspects of neurofunctional recovery

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 6-17

  Kreisel, Stefan H ^a   Bäzner, Hansjörg ^a   Hennerici, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuronal plasticity; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; STROKE;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 30944439062     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089588     Document Type: Review

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