Transforming neurorehabilitation of walking following stroke: The promise of non-invasive brain stimulation - A review

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 507-516

  Rogers, L M ^a,b   Madhavan, S ^c   Roth, H ^b   Stinear, J W ^d  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

gait; Non invasive brain stimulation; stroke

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; GAIT; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WALKING;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84856483825     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: 18783627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/RNN-2011-0625     Document Type: Review

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