Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: A case series analysis

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-63

  Harding, Peter ^a   Riddoch, M Jane ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Rehabilitation; Unilateral neglect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARM; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; RIVERMEAD MOBILITY INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL VISUAL NEGLECT;

AGED; CEREBRAL ARTERIAL DISEASES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 58149088783     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010701852610     Document Type: Article

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