ArticleNeural plasticity2018
Quantification of Upper Limb Motor Recovery and EEG Power Changes after Robot-Assisted Bilateral Arm Training in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study.
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- On the correlation between training modalities and recovery stages in poststroke robotic rehabilitation of the upper limb: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Robot-Assisted Upper-Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cortical Reorganization and Neuroplasticity Biomarkers.Neural plasticity · 2026Pooled it
- Usability and effectiveness of a novel bilateral upper limb training device for stroke patients with hemiparesis: a pilot randomized controlled study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Influence and significance of bilateral upper-extremity training on recovery of upper-extremity motor function for hemiplegic patients with mild-moderate cerebral apoplexy: a randomised controlled study.African health sciences · 2022Trial
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- Quantitative Analysis of EEG Power Spectrum and EMG Median Power Frequency Changes after Continuous Passive Motion Mirror Therapy System.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Trial
- Bilateral motor priming for post stroke upper extremity hemiparesis: A randomized pilot study.Restorative neurology and neuroscience · 2020Trial
- Seric Molecular Markers Correlated with Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Closed-loop rehabilitation of upper-limb dyskinesia after stroke: from natural motion to neuronal microfluidics.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Decoding the brain-machine interaction for upper limb assistive technologies: advances and challenges.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Review
- Design and Development of a Spherical 5-Bar Thumb Exoskeleton Mechanism for Poststroke Rehabilitation.Journal of medical devices · 2023Article
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- The Neurophysiological Impact of Subacute Stroke: Changes in Cortical Oscillations Evoked by Bimanual Finger Movement.Stroke research and treatment · 2022Article
- Home-based portable fNIRS-derived cortical laterality correlates with impairment and function in chronic stroke.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- The Route of Motor Recovery in Stroke Patients Driven by Exoskeleton-Robot-Assisted Therapy: A Path-Analysis.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Experimental Protocol to Assess Neuromuscular Plasticity Induced by an Exoskeleton Training Session.Methods and protocols · 2021Article
- EEG Fractal Analysis Reflects Brain Impairment after Stroke.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- BCI Training Effects on Chronic Stroke Correlate with Functional Reorganization in Motor-Related Regions: A Concurrent EEG and fMRI Study.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Neuromechanical Biomarkers for Robotic Neurorehabilitation.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2021Review
- Electroencephalography Mu Rhythm Changes and Decreased Spasticity After Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation in Patients Following Stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Background: Bilateral arm training (BAT) has shown promise in expediting progress toward upper limb recovery in chronic stroke patients, but its neural correlates are poorly understood. Objective: To evaluate changes in upper limb function and EEG power after a robot-assisted BAT in chronic stroke patients. Methods: In a within-subject design, seven right-handed chronic stroke patients with upper limb paresis received 21 sessions (3 days/week) of the robot-assisted BAT. The outcomes were changes in score on the upper limb section of the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FM), Motricity Index (MI), and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) evaluated at the baseline (T Results: Significant improvement in all outcomes was measured over the course of the study. Changes in FM were significant at T Conclusions: A repetitive robotic-assisted BAT program may improve upper limb motor function and reduce spasticity in the chronically impaired paretic arm. Effects on spasticity were associated with EEG changes over the ipsilesional sensorimotor network.
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