Long-term effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor function recovery after acute ischemic stroke

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-37

  Khedr, E M ^a   Etraby, A E ^b   Hemeda, M ^b   Nasef, A M ^b   Razek, A A E ^b  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; Neuroplasticity; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 74049137955     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01195.x     Document Type: Article

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