Motor imagery and stroke rehabilitation: A critical discussion

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-13

  de Vries, Sjoerd ^a   Mulder, Theo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mirror neurones; Motor imagery; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONOLOGY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMAGERY; IMAGINATION; IMITATION; LEARNING; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; COGNITION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33947531403     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0020     Document Type: Review

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