Recovery of thumb and finger extension and its relation to grasp performance after stroke

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 451-459

  Lang, Catherine E ^a,b   DeJong, Stacey L ^a   Beebe, Justin A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FINGER; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THUMB;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649588376     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91310.2008     Document Type: Article

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