Effect of Mental Practice on the Improvement of Function and Daily Activity Performance of the Upper Extremity in Patients With Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 204-212

  Timmermans, Annick A A ^a,b   Verbunt, Jeanine A ^a,b,c   van Woerden, Rachma ^d   Moennekens, Martine ^e   Pernot, Dia H ^f   Seelen, Henk A M ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Adelante Centre of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^e Adelante Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^f LAURENTIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mental practice; Randomized clinical trial; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASK ORIENTED MENTAL PRACTICE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84874250532     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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