Transfer of motor skill learning from the healthy hand to the paretic hand in stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 417-425

  Ausenda, C D ^a   Carnovali, M ^b  

^a SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Passirana Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional laterality; Paresis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; STROKE; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82955213518     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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