title: Spinal cord stimulation improves motor performances in hemiplegics: clinical and neurophysiological study.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004576:Electromyography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013116:Spinal Cord