[Functional electrical stimulation instead of surgery? Improvement of grasping function with FES in a patient with C5 tetraplegia].
The aim of this study was to restore the grasp function of a tetraplegic patient with a C5 spinal cord injury (SCI) by means of functional electrical stimulation (FES). Using three pairs of surface electrodes and orthotic wrist stabilisation a simple palmar grasp was realised. The FES was controlled with a switch mounted on a wheelchair or-for the first time-with an EEG-based brain-computer interface (BCI). Application of this stimulation system enabled the patient to drink for the first time after the accident from a glass without any additional help.
Pfurtscheller
J
J
Unfallchirurgische Abteilung, Landeskrankenhaus Villach, Osterreich.
Rupp
R
R
Müller
G R
GR
Fabsits
E
E
Korisek
G
G
Gerner
H J
HJ
Pfurtscheller
G
G
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D004326:Drinking; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014584:User-Computer Interface