Restoration of sensorimotor functions after spinal cord injury

Brain

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 654-667

  Dietz, Volker ^a   Fouad, Karim ^b  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

neuronal plasticity; neurorehabilitation; rehabilitation engineering; spinal cord injury; spinal cord injury repair

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FACILITATION; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; IMMOBILITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROREHABILITATION; REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY REPAIR;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84889665253     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt262     Document Type: Review

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