Design for the everest randomized trial of cortical stimulation and rehabilitation for arm function following stroke

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-44

  Harvey, Richard L ^a,c   Winstein, Carolee J ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical stimulation; Hemiplegia; Motor recovery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTRODE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULSE GENERATOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ARM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STROKE;

EID: 58149163311     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968308317532     Document Type: Article

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