Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 12-19 , December 2006

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Imaging for Investigating Stroke Rehabilitation: Test-Retest Reliability and Review of the Literature

  • Gary Strangman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA
    • Division of Behavioral and Mental Health, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Gary Strangman, Neural Systems Group, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 13th St, Psychiatry, Rm 2651, Charlestown, MA 02129
    • ,
  • Richard Goldstein, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Scott L. Rauch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA
    • Division of Behavioral and Mental Health, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Joel Stein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

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 Supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health (grant no. K25-NS046554).

 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 author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.07.269

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 12-19 , December 2006

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