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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Post-stroke rehabilitation"”.
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Vibrotactile sensory substitution for post-stroke rehabilitation
The aftermath of a stroke leaves people with side effects such as speech and hearing problems, and loss of sensation in one side of their body. Sensory feedback in the hand is used to assess if the individual is using appropriate grip force to hold and use objects; lack of sensory feedback can lead …
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Biosignal acquisition and interfacing technique for post stroke rehabilitation
… recorded result can be used for the purpose of postprocessing and progressive status tracking. The data was saved into a microSD card for further analysing purposes. The system was then used for different application with the addition of tilt sensors. The subject was required to wear a set of …
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Objective real-time motion analysis using wearable devices for post stroke rehabilitation
… clinical measures. This thesis proposes mStroke, a practical, accurate, and mobile health system that remotely measures a stroke patient's proficiency in standard post-stroke therapy activities. The proposed system is delivered as an application (App) running on a hardware system …
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Development of Automated Gait Assessment and Intelligent Virtual Reality Based Gait Training Systems for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke remains a leading cause of long-term disability, with approximately 80% of survivors experiencing gait impairments that severely compromise mobility, independence, and quality of life. This thesis aims to integrate advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual …
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Virtual environments for stroke rehabilitation: examining a novel technology against end-user, clinical and management demands with reference to UK care provision
In the field of post-stroke rehabilitation, there appears to be growing interest in the use of virtual reality (VR)-based systems as adjunct technologies to standard therapeutic practices. The limitations and the potentials of this technology are not, however, generally well understood. The present …
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Elbow exoskeleton mechanism for multistage poststroke rehabilitation.
More than three million people are suffering from stroke in England. The process of post-stroke rehabilitation consists of a series of biomechanical exercises- controlled joint movement in acute phase; external assistance in the mid phase; and variable levels of resistance in the last phase. …
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Virtual reality based upper extremity stroke rehabilitation system.
… therapies can achieve improved results in post stroke rehabilitation. Despite the wealth of ongoing research applied to trying to build a virtual reality based system for upper extremity rehabilitation, there still exists a strong need for a training platform that would provide whole arm …
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The Impact of Resource Availability on Patterns of Discharge to Inpatient Rehabilitation after Stroke in Ontario, Canada
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in Canada. As patients, their families, and their friends adjust to life after stroke, organized rehabilitation can play an important role in functional recovery and improving quality of life. Best-practice recommendations suggest that …
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An audit of geriatric stroke rehabilitation services at a post-acute hospital (Booth Memorial) in urban Cape Town, South Africa
… hospitals referring patients needing terminal, rehabilitation or convalescent care for a variety of illnesses. Post-acute stroke rehabilitation forms an integral part of the general service being offered by BMH. This dovetails with the state-run rehabilitation hospital in the sense that younger …
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Rehabilitation Care and Quality of Live of Patients - Stroke Survivors /// Рехабилитационни грижи и качество на живот при пациенти, преживели мозъчен инсулт
Brain Stroke (BS) is one of the most significant medical and social problems of our time due to the high prevalence leading to severe disability and death. This trend relates not only to patient's working capacity but also to his family and society in general. Patient’s survival after stroke (PSAS) …
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Clinical Reasoning in the Use of Slings for Stroke Patients with Shoulder Subluxation: A Practice Phenomenon in California
… therapy practitioners for the management of post-stroke shoulder subluxation despite the low evidence for its efficacy. We investigated the prevalence and clinical reasoning in the use of shoulder sling in order to understand the clinical context that defies the current research evidence.</p> …
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Cognitive Control across domains: integrating language, pain perception and clinical applications.
… processing, while clinical evidence from post-stroke rehabilitation (Paper 1) further illustrates the interaction between cognitive and linguistic recovery. A virtual reality study on pain prediction errors (Paper 6) illustrates how reactive cognitive control modulates perception in …
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Effects of Movement Context on Reach-Grasp-Lift Motion and Grip Force after Stroke
Loss of upper extremity function after stroke is a significant problem resulting in enormous personal, societal, and economic costs. Neurophysiological discoveries over several decades have revealed great potential for use-dependent neural adaptation, and have revitalized the search for training …
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A portable robotic rehabilitation system towards improving impaired function of the hand due to stroke
Background: Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability with 70 to 85% of initial strokes resulting in hemiparesis. Physical imparity as a result of stroke tends to be severe and majority of impairments are upper limb-related. Impairment is usually accompanied by long term functional loss which …
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Advancing Electrical Stimulation: Full-Head MRI Segmentation for Abnormal Brain Anatomy with tDCS
… fine motor performance resulting from tDCS. In stroke patients, I contribute to our investigation of tDCS as a rehabilitative intervention, particularly for individuals with apraxia, by running current flow simulations to guide stimulation targeting. This work focuses on brain regions involved …
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Ubiquitous and Wearable Computing Solutions for Enhancing Motor Rehabilitation of the Upper Extremity Post-Stroke
A stroke is the loss of brain function caused by a sudden interruption in the blood supply of the brain. The extent of damage caused by a stroke is dependent on many factors such as the type of stroke, its location in the brain, the extent of oxygen deprivation and the criticality of the neural …