Training-induced modifications of corticospinal reactivity in severely affected stroke survivors

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-221

  Barker, Ruth N ^a,b   Brauer, Sandra G ^a   Barry, Benjamin K ^c   Gill, Toby J ^a   Carson, Richard G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motor evoked potentials; Neuroplasticity; Reaching; Severe stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TEACHING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865956063     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3163-z     Document Type: Article

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