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LE Neuroplasticity and functional recovery in rehabilitation after stroke

@inproceedings{Filippo2015LENA,
  title={LE Neuroplasticity and functional recovery in rehabilitation after stroke},
  author={Thais Raquel Martins Filippo and F{\'a}bio Marcon Alfieri and Flavio Rodrigo Cichon and Linamara Rizzo Battistella},
  year={2015}
}
The concept of rehabilitation in stroke is currently based on evidence of neuroplasticity, considered to be responsible for recovery after a stroke. The scarcity of information in the literature, especially concerning methods that specifically evaluate neuroplasticity, does not match its functional importance. In general, the literature discusses the functional evaluations of limbs after a stroke and a few studies focus on cerebral impairment. Objective: To review the literature and evaluate… 
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