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SUBMITTER: Ietswaart M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1635559 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ietswaart Magdalena M Johnston Marie M Dijkerman H Chris HC Scott Clare L CL Joice Sara A SA Hamilton Steven S Macwalter Ronald S RS
BMC neurology 20061026
<h4>Background</h4>The study aims to assess the therapeutic benefits of motor imagery training in stroke patients with persistent motor weakness. There is evidence to suggest that mental rehearsal of movement can produce effects normally attributed to practising the actual movements. Imagining hand movements could stimulate the redistribution of brain activity, which accompanies recovery of hand function, thus resulting in a reduced motor deficit.<h4>Methods/design</h4>A multi-centre randomised ...[more]