Driving motor recovery after stroke

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-411

  Richards, Lorie ^a,b   Hanson, Carolyn ^a   Wellborn, Melinda ^a,b   Sethi, Amit ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor skills; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; DONEPEZIL;

ARM MOVEMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; DRIVING ABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 55349097848     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1505-397     Document Type: Review

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