Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 142-149 , February 2007

Robotic-Assisted Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb After Acute Stroke

Presented in part to the Italian Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Society, 2004, Chieti, Italy; the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2005, Philadelphia, PA; and International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2005, Chicago, IL.

  • Stefano Masiero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Stefano Masiero, MD, Dept of Rehabilitation (Servizio di Riabilitazione), University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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  • Andrea Celia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padova, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
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  • Giulio Rosati, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Innovation in Mechanics and Management, University of Padova, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
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  • Mario Armani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.

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 Supported by the Italian University Ministry (grant no. grant RBAU019C3C_001).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.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01482-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.032

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 142-149 , February 2007

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