Effect of botulinum toxin type A, motor imagery and motor observation on motor function of hemiparetic upper limb after stroke

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1108-1112

  Santamato, Andrea ^a   Panza, Francesco ^b   Filoni, Serena ^a   Ranieri, Maurizio ^c   Solfrizzi, Vincenzo ^c   Frisardi, Vincenza ^c   Dellomonaco, Annarita ^c   Amoruso, Maria Teresa ^a   Amoruso, Loredana ^a   Kehoe, Patrick G ^d   Megna, Marisa ^c   Fiore, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Botulinum toxin type A; Functional status; Mirror therapy; Motor imagery; Motor observation; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; NT 201 XEOMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARM; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FINGER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; WRIST;

EID: 77955461627     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2010.494591     Document Type: Article

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