Virtual reality in stroke rehabilitation: A meta-analysis and implications for clinicians

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1380-1386

  Saposnik, Gustavo ^a   Levin, Mindy ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

outcomes; randomized controlled trials; rehabilitation; stroke recovery; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79951598833     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.605451     Document Type: Article

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