Use of electrical stimulation in brain-injured patients: a case report.
After failure of other therapeutic measures, electrical stimulation was applied to promote gait rehabilitation in a patient with severe brain injury and complete left hemiplegia. The favourable results reported in the literature were confirmed. Despite the long interval between injury and institution of electrical stimulation, independent ambulation was quickly restored.
Oostra
K
K
Rehabilitation Center, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.
Van Laere
M
M
Scheirlinck
B
B
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005121:Extremities / Q000503:physiopathology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index