Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 60-67 , January 2009

Locomotion Outcome in Hemiplegic Patients with Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: The Difference Between Right- and Left-Sided Lesions

  • Atsuko Goto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology at Higashi Nagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Atsuko Goto, MD, Department of Neurology, Higashi Nagoya National Hospital, 101 Umemorizaka-5-chome, Meito-ku, Nagoya, 465-8620, Japan.
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  • Satoshi Okuda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology at Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Shinji Ito, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology at Higashi Nagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Yukihiko Matsuoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology at Higashi Nagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Eiichi Ito, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology at Higashi Nagoya National Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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  • Akira Takahashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology at Tokai Central Hospital, Kakamigahara, Japan
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  • Gen Sobue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

Received 7 September 2007 ,Revised 5 March 2008 ,Accepted 16 September 2008.

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PII: S1052-3057(08)00201-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2008.09.003

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 60-67 , January 2009

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