Effects of virtual reality therapy on upper limb function after stroke and the role of neuroimaging as a predictor of a better response

ABSTRACT Background: Virtual reality therapy (VRT) is an interactive intervention that induces neuroplasticity. The aim was to evaluate the effects of VRT associated with conventional rehabilitation for an upper limb after stroke, and the neuroimaging predictors of a better response to VRT. Method...

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Main Authors: Maicon Gabriel Gonçalves, Mariana Floriano Luiza Piva, Carlos Leonardo Sacomani Marques, Rafael Dalle Molle da Costa, Rodrigo Bazan, Gustavo José Luvizutto, Luiz Eduardo Gomes Garcia Betting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2018001000654&lng=en&tlng=en