Neuroplasticity and brain repair after stroke

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-82

  Cramer, Steven C ^a,b   Riley, Jeff D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasticity; Recovery; Stem cells; Stroke; Therapy

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC ACID; SILDENAFIL;

BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STROKE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 37849025433     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e3282f36cb6     Document Type: Review

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