Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 710-714 , June 2007

Effect of Sensory-Amplitude Electric Stimulation on Motor Recovery and Gait Kinematics After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study

  • Gunes Yavuzer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic of Ankara State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mesut B. Atay, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

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PII: S0003-9993(07)00166-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.02.030

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 710-714 , June 2007

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