Hand function after nerve repair

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-217

  Lundborg, G ^a   Rosen B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Cortical reorganization; Hand function; Nerve regeneration; Nerve repair

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN SENSATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; COGNITION; HAND; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEDIAN NERVE; MOVEMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33846424898     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2006.01653.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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