Rehabilitation is initiated early after stroke, but most motor rehabilitation trials are not: A systematic review

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2039-2045

  Stinear, Cathy ^a   Ackerley, Suzanne ^a   Byblow, Winston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

motor; rehabilitation; review; stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; REVIEW;

MOTOR; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; STROKE;

HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE;

EID: 84879963767     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.000968     Document Type: Review

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