The neural basis of constraint-induced movement therapy

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 582-588

  Wittenberg, George F ^a   Schaechter, Judith D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI; Neurophysiology; Plasticity stroke; Rehabilitation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 74049083642     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e3283320229     Document Type: Review

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