Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1052-1058 , August 2006

Cortical Reorganization Following Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy: A Study of 4 Patients With Chronic Stroke

Presented in part to the 30th International Stroke Conference, February 2005, New Orleans, LA.

  • Jerzy P. Szaflarski, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Center for Imaging Research, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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  • Stephen J. Page, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Drake Rehabilitation Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Stephen J. Page, PhD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3202 Eden Ave, Ste 275, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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  • Brett M. Kissela, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Jing-Huei Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Imaging Research, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Peter Levine, BA, PTA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Drake Rehabilitation Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Stephen M. Strakowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Imaging Research, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

,Accepted 13 April 2006.

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 Supported by the Neuroscience Institute, Cincinnati, OH.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00400-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.04.018

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1052-1058 , August 2006

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