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Stroke recovery extends far beyond the hospital walls, presenting survivors with a complex web of obstacles that put them to ...

Barclay RE, Stevenson TJ, Poluha W, Semenko B, Schubert J. Mental practice for treating upper extremity deficits in individuals with hemiparesis after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ...

Altered spatiotemporal gait characteristics are common impairments after stroke. Visual feedback has been used to improve spatiotemporal gait characteristics. In addition, pelvic assistance force ...

Upper motor neuron injuries such as traumatic brain injury and stroke can cause hemiparesis and subsequent hand impairment. Repeated hand movements in physical therapy are shown to maintain ...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has awarded an enhanced compensation of Rs 34,23,330 to a Kalaburagi man, Devindrappa ...

Kennesaw State University student William Thompson is blending engineering with rehabilitation in a project that seeks to design an automated exoskeleton to aid victims of stroke. William Thompson, a ...

Objectives: To describe functional recovery after surgical resection of low grade gliomas (LGG) in eloquent brain areas, and discuss the mechanisms of compensation. Methods: Seventy-seven right-handed ...

Synaptic plasticity is the biological process by which specific patterns of synaptic activity result in changes in synaptic strength and is thought to contribute to learning and memory. Both pre ...

Strokes are a major cause of death, and up to 50% of stroke patients experience lasting neurological deficits such as sensory loss, hemiparesis, hemianopsia and cognitive deficits. At present ...