Changes in brain activation in stroke patients after mental practice and physical exercise: A functional MRI study

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1474-1484

  Liu, Hua ^a   Song, Lu Ping ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain activation; Cortical activation; Cortical reorganization; Functional recovery; Mental practice; Motor imagery; Nerve regeneration; Neural regeneration; Somatosensory cortex; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT SCORE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MENTAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84907145381     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: 18767958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.139465     Document Type: Article

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