Stroke

Investigating the Stroke- and Aging-related Changes in Intermuscular Coupling by Refined Composed Multiscale Fuzzy Entropy

Investigating the Stroke- and Aging-related Changes in Intermuscular Coupling by Refined Composed Multiscale Fuzzy Entropy 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Although the entropy algorithm is widely applied in signal complexity analysis, its stability and reliability are limited due to the existence of abnormal signal points. In order to explore the… read more

Theory-Driven EEG Indexes for Tracking Motor Recovery and Predicting the Effects of Hybridizing tDCS With Mirror Therapy in Stroke Patients

Theory-Driven EEG Indexes for Tracking Motor Recovery and Predicting the Effects of Hybridizing tDCS With Mirror Therapy in Stroke Patients 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Stroke remains a leading cause of adult disability, underscoring why research continues to focus on advancing new treatment methods and neurophysiological indexes. While these studies may be effective, many lack… read more

Changes in Spatiotemporal Variability of Muscular Response under the Influence of Post-stroke Spasticity

Changes in Spatiotemporal Variability of Muscular Response under the Influence of Post-stroke Spasticity 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Spasticity is characterized by involuntary muscle activation due to the hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex. However, the temporal pattern and spatial heterogeneity of motor unit recruitment in this activation are… read more

Enhancing ERD Activation and Functional Connectivity via the Sixth-Finger Motor Imagery in Stroke Patients

Enhancing ERD Activation and Functional Connectivity via the Sixth-Finger Motor Imagery in Stroke Patients 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Motor imagery (MI) is widely employed in stroke rehabilitation due to the event-related desynchronization (ERD) phenomenon in sensorimotor cortex induced by MI is similar to actual movement. However, the traditional… read more

Characterizing Two Hybrid Exercise-Cognitive Training Interventions With Neurophysiological and Behavioral Indexes in Post-Stroke Patients With Cognitive Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Characterizing Two Hybrid Exercise-Cognitive Training Interventions With Neurophysiological and Behavioral Indexes in Post-Stroke Patients With Cognitive Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Combined exercise and cognitive training have been evidenced to be effective in cognitive and physical functions in post-stroke survivors. Recent interest has gradually shifted to technology-aided cognitive rehabilitation. However, clear… read more

Brain Activation Pattern Caused by Soft Rehabilitation Glove and Virtual Reality Scenes: A Pilot fNIRS Study

Brain Activation Pattern Caused by Soft Rehabilitation Glove and Virtual Reality Scenes: A Pilot fNIRS Study 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Clinical studies have proved significant improvements in hand motor function in stroke patients when assisted by robotic devices. However, there were few studies on neural activity changes in the brain… read more

Restoring of Interhemispheric Symmetry in Patients With Stroke Following Bilateral or Unilateral Robot-Assisted Upper-Limb Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Restoring of Interhemispheric Symmetry in Patients With Stroke Following Bilateral or Unilateral Robot-Assisted Upper-Limb Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Bilateral robotic rehabilitation has proven helpful in the recovery of upper limb motor function in patients with stroke, but its effects on the cortical reorganization mechanisms underlying recovery are still… read more

Modeling the Heterogeneity of Post-Stroke Gait Control in Free-Living Environments Using a Personalized Causal Network

Modeling the Heterogeneity of Post-Stroke Gait Control in Free-Living Environments Using a Personalized Causal Network 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Post-stroke gait control is a complex, often fail to account for the heterogeneity and continuity of gait in existing gait models. Precisely evaluating gait speed adjustability and gait instability in… read more

AMBER: A Device for Hand Motor and Cognitive Rehabilitation—Development and Proof of Concept

AMBER: A Device for Hand Motor and Cognitive Rehabilitation—Development and Proof of Concept 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)
Stroke survivors usually exhibit concurrent motor and cognitive impairment. Historically, rehabilitation strategies post-stroke occur separately in terms of motor and cognitive functions. However, recent studies show that hand motor interventions… read more

Quantification of Motor Function Post-stroke using Novel Combination of Wearable Inertial and Mechanomyographic Sensors

Author(s)3: Lewis Formstone, Weiguang Huo, Samuel Wilson, Alison McGregor, Paul Bentley, Ravi Vaidyanathan
Quantification of Motor Function Post-stroke using Novel Combination of Wearable Inertial and Mechanomyographic Sensors 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Subjective clinical rating scales represent the gold-standard diagnosis of motor function following stroke, however in practice they suffer from well-recognized limitations including assessor variance, low inter-rater reliability and low resolution.…

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