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Mechanisms Underlying Recovery of Motor Function After Stroke

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide and a condition for which there is no universally accepted treatment. The development of new effective therapeutic strategies relies on a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying recovery of function. Noninvasive techniques to study brain function, including functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroencephalography, and magnetoencephalography, led to recent studies that identified some of these operating mechanisms, resulting in the formulation of novel approaches to motor rehabilitation.

Source: Archives of Neurology

DOI: 10.1001/archneur.61.12.1844

Authors: Nick S. Ward, Leonardo G. Cohen

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London

Language: English

Topic: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Subfield: Rehabilitation

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Wellcome Trust