Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 62-68 , January 2008

Functional Significance of Ipsilesional Motor Deficits After Unilateral Stroke

  • Caitilin Chestnut, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
    • ,
  • Kathleen Y. Haaland, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
    • Research Service & Behavioral Health Care Line, New Mexico VA Healthcare System, Albuquerque, NM.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kathleen Y. Haaland, PhD, Behavioral Healthcare Line, NMVAHCS, 1501 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

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 Supported by a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Merit Review Grant.

 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(07)01603-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.125

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