Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 4 , Pages 536-540 , April 2006

Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation Effect on Lower-Extremity Motor Recovery and Gait Kinematics of Patients With Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Gunes Yavuzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Gunes Yavuzer, MD, Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi, Barış Sitesi 87. sok No: 24, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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  • Duygu Geler-Külcü, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Birkan Sonel-Tur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Sehim Kutlay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Süreyya Ergin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Henk J. Stam, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.12.041

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 4 , Pages 536-540 , April 2006

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