Cortical Stimulation as an Adjuvant to Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke

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Volumn 2, Issue 12 SUPPL, 2010, Pages 269-278

  Harvey, Richard L ^a,b   Stinear, James W ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONVALESCENCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952278927     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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