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Theme: Stroke - Review

Pharmacological therapies to enhance motor recovery and walking after stroke: emerging strategies

Wieslaw Oczkowski Department of Medicine (Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), McMaster University, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton General Hospital, DBCVSRI, C4-119, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton L8L 2X2, ON, Canada. [email protected]
Pages 903-909 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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