ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Neural Plasticity Changes Induced by Motor Robotic Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients: The Contribution of Functional Neuroimaging.
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- Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for lower limb motor impairment in post-stroke hemiplegia: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Bilateral Robotic Arm Training in Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of functional near-infrared spectroscopy-based task paradigms in stroke rehabilitation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- The role of early intervention with upper limb rehabilitation robots in upper limb functional reconstruction and improving sarcopenia-related indicators in stroke patients.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Enhanced neuroplasticity and gait recovery in stroke patients: a comparative analysis of active and passive robotic training modes.BMC neurology · 2025Trial
- White Matter Infarct Detection with Transformer and Auto-ML-Derived Models.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Sex Differences in Elderly Multiple Sclerosis Patients Undergoing Neurorehabilitation: How Many Things are Taken for Granted? A Retrospective Study.Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology · 2026Article
- Robotic rehabilitation with the LokomatFrontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation training robot using mirror therapy for the upper and lower limb after stroke: a prospective cohort study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Data Processing and Machine Learning for Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Functional Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Cerebral Hemodynamics and Brain Functional Connectivity in Women with Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Near-infrared spectroscopy in schizophrenia: A bibliometric perspective.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- The evolution of neuromodulation for chronic stroke: From neuroplasticity mechanisms to brain-computer interfaces.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024Review
- Personalized robots for long-term telerehabilitation after stroke: a perspective on technological readiness and clinical translation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with functional near-infrared spectroscopy to elucidate the neurophysiological mechanisms of post-stroke hemiplegia: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Robotic rehabilitation is one of the most advanced treatments helping people with stroke to faster recovery from motor deficits. The clinical impact of this type of treatment has been widely defined and established using clinical scales. The neurofunctional indicators of motor recovery following conventional rehabilitation treatments have already been identified by previous meta-analytic investigations. However, a clear definition of the neural correlates associated with robotic neurorehabilitation treatment has never been performed. This systematic review assesses the neurofunctional correlates (fMRI, fNIRS) of cutting-edge robotic therapies in enhancing motor recovery of stroke populations in accordance with PRISMA standards. A total of 7, of the initial yield of 150 articles, have been included in this review. Lessons from these studies suggest that neural plasticity within the ipsilateral primary motor cortex, the contralateral sensorimotor cortex, and the premotor cortices are more sensitive to compensation strategies reflecting upper and lower limbs' motor recovery despite the high heterogeneity in robotic devices, clinical status, and neuroimaging procedures. Unfortunately, the paucity of RCT studies prevents us from understanding the neurobiological differences induced by robotic devices with respect to traditional rehabilitation approaches. Despite this technology dating to the early 1990s, there is a need to translate more functional neuroimaging markers in clinical settings since they provide a unique opportunity to examine, in-depth, the brain plasticity changes induced by robotic rehabilitation.
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