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December 12, 2017; 89 (24) Article

Virtual Reality Training for Upper Extremity in Subacute Stroke (VIRTUES)

A multicenter RCT

Iris Brunner, Jan Sture Skouen, Håkon Hofstad, Jörg Aßmus, Frank Becker, Anne-Marthe Sanders, Hanne Pallesen, Lola Qvist Kristensen, Marc Michielsen, Liselot Thijs, Geert Verheyden
First published November 15, 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000004744
Iris Brunner
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Jan Sture Skouen
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Håkon Hofstad
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Jörg Aßmus
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Frank Becker
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Anne-Marthe Sanders
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Hanne Pallesen
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Lola Qvist Kristensen
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Marc Michielsen
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Liselot Thijs
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Geert Verheyden
From the University of Bergen (I.B., J.S.S.), Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine (I.B.), University of Aarhus, Denmark; Haukeland University Hospital (J.S.S., H.H.); Competence Center for Clinical Research (J.A.), Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (F.B., A.-M.S.), Nesoddtangen; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.B.), University of Oslo, Norway; Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic (H.P.); Neurorehabilitation Skive (L.Q.K.), Hammel Neurorehabilitation Center and University Research Clinic, Skive, Denmark; Jessa Hospitals (M.M., L.T.), Herk-de-Stad; and KU Leuven (G.V.), Belgium.
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Virtual Reality Training for Upper Extremity in Subacute Stroke (VIRTUES)
A multicenter RCT
Iris Brunner, Jan Sture Skouen, Håkon Hofstad, Jörg Aßmus, Frank Becker, Anne-Marthe Sanders, Hanne Pallesen, Lola Qvist Kristensen, Marc Michielsen, Liselot Thijs, Geert Verheyden
Neurology Dec 2017, 89 (24) 2413-2421; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004744

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