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Post-stroke patients frequently experience functional motor disabilities of the upper limb, which restrict autonomy and self-efficacy and cause limitations in engagement with activities and social participation, as well as difficulties in performing important occupations. It is therefore not surprising that motor impairment or loss of motor function of the upper limb is one of the most devastating sequelae of stroke. On these grounds, achieving optimal functioning of the upper limb after stroke remains a fundamental goal of stroke rehabilitation. Mirror therapy (MT) represents one of the several rehabilitation techniques used for restoring the upper limb\u2019s motor function after a stroke. However, conflicting results about the role of MT in the rehabilitation of the upper limb\u2019s motor deficits have been reported in the literature. 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