Rehabilitation after stroke: Current state of the science

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 158-166

  Carter, Alex R ^a   Connor, Lisa T ^a   Dromerick, Alexander W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Clinical trials; Recovery; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPHENIDATE;

APHASIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; CONVALESCENCE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEGLECT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TRAINING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VIRTUAL REALITY; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954888751     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-010-0091-9     Document Type: Review

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