Mirror therapy in children with hemiplegia: A pilot study

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 473-476

  Gygax, Marine Jequier ^a   Schneider, Patrick ^a   Newman, Christopher John ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MOVEMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND STRENGTH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIRROR THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79954494288     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03924.x     Document Type: Letter

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