Spinal Cord Stimulation Improves Motor Performances in Hemiplegics: Clinical and Neurophysiological Study
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We studied the effects of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on motor performances in patients with spastic hemiparesis due to cerebrovascular ischemic accident.
11 patients were evaluated before and after 7 days of SCS by means of the Albert’s motor scale and a surface polyelectromyography. SCS significantly improved motor performances in 63% of the patients. It reduced agonist-antagonist coactivation and clonus. Such an effect was particularly evident during voluntary movements and gait.
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Spinal cord stimulation hemiplegiaPreview
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