Stroke-related motor outcome measures: Do they quantify the neurophysiological aspects of upper extremity recovery?

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 412-423

  Pandian, Shanta ^a   Arya, Kamal Narayan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Brunnstrom recovery stages; Fugl Meyer Assessment; Hemiparesis; Motor recovery; Outcome measures; Stroke rehabilitation; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST; ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEDOKE MCMASTER STROKE ASSESSMENT; CONVALESCENCE; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ASSESSMENT SCALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTRICITY INDEX; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; STEREOTYPY; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE REHABILITATION ASSESSMENT OF MOVEMENT; TENDON REFLEX; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WOLF MOTOR FUNCTION TEST; DISABILITY; PARESIS; STROKE;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84904467270     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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