Who may benefit from robotic-assisted gait training?: A randomized clinical trial in patients with subacute stroke

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 636-644

  Morone, Giovanni ^a   Bragoni, Maura ^a   Iosa, Marco ^a   De Angelis, Domenico ^a   Venturiero, Vincenzo ^a   Coiro, Paola ^a   Pratesi, Luca ^a   Paolucci, Stefano ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

gait; motor recovery; robotic assisted therapy; stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; SAMPLE SIZE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 80051530353     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968311401034     Document Type: Article

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