The complementary role of the cerebral hemispheres in recovery from aphasia after stroke: A critical review of literature

Brain Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 138-145

  Anglade, Carole ^a,b   Thiel, Alexander ^a,c   Ansaldo, Ana Inès ^b,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Cerebral activation; Cerebral hemispheres; Recovery mechanisms; Stroke

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MEDLINE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

APHASIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CEREBRUM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 84893092676     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.859734     Document Type: Review

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