A new perspective in the understanding of hand dysfunction following neurological injury

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 80-94

  Sangole, Archana P ^a   Levin, Mindy F ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finger coordination; Grasp; Grasping kinematics; Hand biomechanics; Hand motor dysfunction; Hand posture alignment; Palmar arch; Prehension; Reaching; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONVALESCENCE; FINGER; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HAND; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS;

EID: 34249948239     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1403-80     Document Type: Review

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