Title |
Effects of early and intensive neuro-rehabilitative treatment on muscle synergies in acute post-stroke patients: a pilot study
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Published in |
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, October 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1743-0003-10-103 |
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Authors |
Peppino Tropea, Vito Monaco, Martina Coscia, Federico Posteraro, Silvestro Micera |
Abstract |
After a stroke, patients show significant modifications of neural control of movement, such as abnormal muscle co-activation, and reduced selectivity and modulation of muscle activity. Nonetheless, results reported in literature do not allow to unequivocally explain whether and, in case, how a cerebrovascular accident affects muscle synergies underlying the control of the upper limb. These discrepancies suggest that a complete understanding of the modular re-organization of muscle activity due to a stroke is still lacking. This pilot study aimed at investigating the effects of the conjunction between the natural ongoing of the pathology and the intense robot-mediated treatment on muscle synergies of the paretic upper limb of subacute post-stroke patients. |
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