Sensory deficits in the unaffected hand of hemiparetic stroke patients

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 202-205

  Brasil Neto, Joaquim P ^a   De Lima, Angela Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hemiplegia; Hypoesthesia; Stroke; Unaffected hand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY EVALUATION; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOUCH;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARESIS; PRESSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION DISORDERS; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOUCH;

EID: 61549124437     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e3181864a24     Document Type: Article

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