The recovery of walking in stroke patients: A review

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 285-289

  Jang, Sung Ho ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Gait; Hemiparesis; Motor recovery; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PLASTICITY; GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; MOTOR RECOVERY; REHABILITATION; STROKE;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; PLASTICITY; RESEARCH;

RECOVERY;

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; JOINT; LEG; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STROKE; WALKING;

BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROGNOSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 79951514749     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32833f0500     Document Type: Review

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