Impaired short-term motor learning in multiple sclerosis: Evidence from virtual reality

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-278

  Leocani, Letizia ^a,b   Comi, Eleonora ^a   Annovazzi, Pietro ^a   Rovaris, Marco ^a   Rossi, Paolo ^a   Cursi, Marco ^a   Comola, Mauro ^a   Martinelli, Vittorio ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Motor learning; Multiple sclerosis; Upper limb; Virtual reality.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SENSOR; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34247351097     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968306294913     Document Type: Article

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