Bihemispheric repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with intensive occupational therapy for upper limb hemiparesis after stroke: A preliminary study

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-329

  Yamada, Naoki ^a,b   Kakuda, Wataru ^b   Kondo, Takahiro ^a   Shimizu, Masato ^a   Mitani, Sugao ^a   Abo, Masahiro ^b  

^a Shimizu Hospital   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Stroke; Upper limb hemiparesis

Indexed keywords

FUGL-MEYER ASSESSMENTS; HEMIPARESIS; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; POST STROKE PATIENTS; REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION(RTMS); STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WOLF MOTOR FUNCTION TESTS;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PARESIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887752233     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: 14735660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e3283624907     Document Type: Article

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