Progress in clinical neurosciences: Stroke recovery and rehabilitation

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-364

  Teasell, Robert ^a,b   Bayona, Nestor ^a   Salter, Katherine ^a   Hellings, Chelsea ^a   Bitensky, Jamie ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33845639556     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100005308     Document Type: Review

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