Catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphism influences outcome after ischemic stroke: A prospective double-blind study

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 491-496

  Liepert, Joachim ^a   Heller, Andreas ^a   Behnisch, Gusalija ^b   Schoenfeld, Ariel ^b,c  

^a Kliniken Schmieder   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

COMT polymorphism; genetics; rehabilitation; stroke

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE PATIENT;

COMT POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; REHABILITATION; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TORSO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878857813     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313481282     Document Type: Article

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