Utilization of an alternative Communication Device using the Anal Sphincter (CDAS).
The purpose of this study was to invent a new communication system for terminal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients who are in a state of complete motor paralysis with intact sensory and cognitive functions whose speech are disrupted due to the weakness of muscles involved in speaking and/ or to tracheostomy and ventilator dependence.
Lee
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon, Korea.
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Shim
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Yoon
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Kang
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Kim
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