Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) plus rehabilitation provided greater functional improvements compared with sham stimulation plus rehabilitation for patients with moderate to severe arm impairment after ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a first-of-its-kind, drug-free rehabilitation system intended to treat moderate ...

Non-immersive virtual reality rehabilitation was feasible and safe but did not demonstrate superiority over equally intensive conventional physiotherapy for upper extremity recovery after subacute ...

In a recent article published in Nature Medicine, researchers performed an open-label phase I trial wherein they applied deep brain stimulation (DBS) to the cerebellar dentate nucleus (DN) to promote ...

In the coming 5 years the clinical efficacy and cost–effectiveness of botulinum toxin for post-stroke upper limb spasticity will be further defined. Its role in improving active function will become ...

A new touch-screen tool helps to speed upper limb recovery among stroke patients, according to its developers. The rehabilitation system, called EDNA, features a range of therapeutic games designed to ...

Stroke can change your life in a single day. Around the world, more than 15 million people have a stroke each year, and roughly three quarters of them are left with long-term disability. If you are ...

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and the third cause of induced disability, according to estimates from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study. Treatments ...