Electrical stimulation as a means for achieving recovery of function in stroke patients

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-58

  Popović, Dejan B ^a,b   Sinkjær, Thomas ^c   Popović, Mirjana B ^a,b,d  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b University of Belgrade   (Serbia)

^c DANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Brain excitability; Cortical stimulation; Electrical stimulation; Motor re learning; Peripheral nerves; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 69549111230     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2009-0498     Document Type: Review

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