Absence of a proximal to distal gradient of motor deficits in the upper extremity early after stroke

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2074-2085

  Beebe, Justin A ^a   Lang, Catherine E ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradient; Hand function; Hemiparesis; Motor control; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 47749130373     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.04.293     Document Type: Article

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