Mirror neurons: Action observation treatment as a tool in stroke rehabilitation

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-523

  Franceschini, M ^a   Agosti, M ^b   Cantagallo, A ^c   Sale, P ^a   Mancuso, M ^d   Buccino, G ^e  

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d Hospital of Grosseto   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action observation Rehabilitation Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 78650290615     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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