Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 393-398 , March 2008

Mirror Therapy Improves Hand Function in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Gunes Yavuzer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Gunes Yavuzer, MD, PhD, Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi, Baris Sitesi 87, sokak No 24, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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  • Ruud Selles, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Nebahat Sezer, MD

      Affiliations

    • IVth Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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  • Serap Sütbeyaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • IVth Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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  • Johannes B. Bussmann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Füsun Köseoğlu, MD

      Affiliations

    • IVth Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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  • Mesut B. Atay, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

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PII: S0003-9993(07)01751-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.162

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 393-398 , March 2008

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