Gait training-induced change in corticomotor excitability in patients with chronic stroke

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-30

  Yen, Chu Ling ^a   Wang, Ray Yau ^a,c   Liao, Kwong Kum ^b   Huang, Chia Chi ^b   Yang, Yea Ru ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Balance and gait; Body weight; Corticomotor excitability; Stroke; Supported treadmill training; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849002857     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968307301875     Document Type: Article

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