Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the primary motor cortex and robot-assisted arm training in chronic incomplete cervical spinal cord injury: A proof of concept sham-randomized clinical study.

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: After cervical spinal cord injury, current options for treatment of upper extremity motor functions have been limited to traditional approaches. However, there is a substantial need to explore more rigorous alternative treatments to facilitate motor recovery.

Authors

  • Nuray Yozbatiran
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann Neurorecovery Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA.
  • Zafer Keser
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann Neurorecovery Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA.
  • Matthew Davis
    IBM Research - Australia, Carlton, VIC, Australia.
  • Argyrios Stampas
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann Neurorecovery Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA.
  • Marcia K O'Malley
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Catherine Cooper-Hay
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann Neurorecovery Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA.
  • Joel Frontera
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann Neurorecovery Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA.
  • Felipe Fregni
    Center of Neuromodulation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA.
  • Gerard E Francisco
    TIRR Memorial Hermann and Department of PM&R, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, 1333 Moursund Street, Houston, 77030, USA. gerard.e.francisco@uth.tmc.edu.