Functional neuroimaging in stroke recovery and neurorehabilitation: Conceptual issues and perspectives

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-264

  Carey, Leeanne M ^a,b   Seitz, Rüdiger J ^a,b,c  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortical reorganization; Functional magnetic imaging of brain; Learning; Neural plasticity; Rehabilitation; Sensorimotor; Stroke recovery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONVALESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; STROKE;

BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; STROKE;

EID: 36249017380     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2007.00164.x     Document Type: Review

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