Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and intensive occupational therapy for poststroke patients with upper limb hemiparesis: Preliminary study of a 15-day protocol

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-345

  Kakuda, Wataru ^a   Abo, Masahiro ^a   Kobayashi, Kazushige ^a   Momosaki, Ryo ^a   Yokoi, Aki ^a   Fukuda, Akiko ^a   Ishikawa, Atsushi ^a   Ito, Hiroshi ^a   Tominaga, Ayumi ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intensive occupational therapy; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Spasticity; Stroke; Upper limb hemiparesis

Indexed keywords

INTENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; SPASTICITY; STROKE; UPPER LIMB HEMIPARESIS;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RATING;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DISABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BRAIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79951511992     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32833cdf10     Document Type: Article

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