Variation in the rate of recovery in motor function between the upper and lower limbs in patients with stroke: some proposed hypotheses and their implications for research and practice
BackgroundStroke results in impairment of motor function of both the upper and lower limbs. However, although it is debatable, motor function of the lower limb is believed to recover faster than that of the upper limb. The aim of this paper is to propose some hypotheses to explain the reasons for th...
Main Authors: | Auwal Abdullahi, Thomson W. L. Wong, Shamay S. M. Ng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1225924/full |
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