Virtual reality for upper extremity rehabilitation in early stroke: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1107-1114

  Yin, Chan Wai ^a   Sien, Ng Yee ^a   Ying, Low Ai ^a   Chung, Stephanie Fook Chong Man ^a   Tan May Leng, Dawn ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; stroke; upper extremity (arm); virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84907917495     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514532851     Document Type: Article

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