Therapeutic intraspinal microstimulation improves forelimb function after cervical contusion injury
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Therapeutic intraspinal microstimulation improves forelimb function after cervical contusion injury.
OBJECTIVE Intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) is a promising method for activating the spinal cord distal to an injury. The objectives of this study were to examine the ability of chronically implanted stimulating wires within the cervical spinal cord to (1) directly produce forelimb movements, and (2) assess whether ISMS stimulation could improve subsequent volitional control of paretic extrem...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neural Engineering
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1741-2560,1741-2552
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/10/4/044001