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BioMed Research International
Volume 2014, Article ID 636123, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/636123
Research Article

Kinematic Analysis of the Upper Limb Motor Strategies in Stroke Patients as a Tool towards Advanced Neurorehabilitation Strategies: A Preliminary Study

Irene Aprile,1 Marco Rabuffetti,2 Luca Padua,1,3 Enrica Di Sipio,1 Chiara Simbolotti,1 and Maurizio Ferrarin2

1Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, SM Provvidenza Movement Laboratory, 00166 Rome, Italy
2Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation IRCCS, Biomedical Technology Department, 20148 Milan, Italy
3Institute of Neurology of Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy

Received 17 January 2014; Revised 25 March 2014; Accepted 27 March 2014; Published 24 April 2014

Academic Editor: Giovanni Morone

Copyright © 2014 Irene Aprile et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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