Mesh-glove. 2. Modulation of residual upper limb motor control after stroke with whole-hand electric stimulation.
The effects of whole-hand electrical stimulation via a wired mesh-glove upon the residual motor control of the upper extremity are described. Clinical observations were made in 2 patients with nonfunctional upper limbs, 4 and 2 years after stroke, who had been enrolled in the home mesh-glove program for 6 and 4 months, respectively. The stimulation paradigm is novel and the target of stimulation is the hand. Preliminary results indicate beneficial effects such as reduction in muscle hypertonia and facilitation of isolated hand movements.
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Division of Restorative Neurology and Human Neurobiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
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D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000534:rehabilitation*