Stroke

A Hybrid Robotic System for Arm Training of Stroke Survivors: Concept and First Evaluation

Author(s)3: Emilia Ambrosini, Johannes Zajc, Simona Ferrante, Giancarlo Ferrigno, Stefano Dalla Gasperina, Maria Bulgheroni, Walter Baccinelli, Thomas Schauer, Constantin Wiesener, Michael Russold, Margit Gfohler, Markus Puchinger, Matthias Weber, Sebastian Becker, Karsten Krakow, Nancy Immick, Andreas Augsten, Mauro Rossini, Davide Proserpio, Giulio Gasperini, Franco Molteni, Alessandra Pedrocchi
A Hybrid Robotic System for Arm Training of Stroke Survivors: Concept and First Evaluation 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

                      This work describes a hybrid robotic system for arm recovery after stroke, combining EMG-triggered Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) with a passive exoskeleton for upper limb suspension. The system was…

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Is EMG a Viable Alternative to BCI for Detecting Movement Intention in Severe Stroke?

Author(s)3: Sivakumar Balasubramanian, Eliana Garcia-Cossio, Niels Birbaumer, Etienne Burdet, Ander Ramos-Murgialday
Is EMG a Viable Alternative to BCI for Detecting Movement Intention in Severe Stroke? 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

EEG-based brain-computer interface (BCI) has been used to detect movement intention in severely affected stroke patients during assisted therapy, but current EEG-BCI systems are not practical for routine clinical use.…

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How does juxtaluminal calcium affect critical mechanical conditions in carotid atherosclerotic plaque? an exploratory study

How does juxtaluminal calcium affect critical mechanical conditions in carotid atherosclerotic plaque? an exploratory study 556 235 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Zhongzhao Teng, Jing He, Umar Sadat, John R. Mercer, Xiaoyan Wang, Nasim S. Bahaei, Owen M. Thomas, Jonathan H. Gillard University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine Volume 61, Issue…

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Alterations in the Spike Amplitude Distribution of the Surface Electromyogram Post-Stroke

Alterations in the Spike Amplitude Distribution of the Surface Electromyogram Post-Stroke 150 150 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Li, X.; Suresh, A.; Zhou, P.; Rymer, W. Volume: PP,  Issue: 99 People surviving from a stroke are usually unable to maintain their strength in the affected limb. The origins of…

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