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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications2025

COMBINING TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED TRAINING TO ADDRESS UPPER EXTREMITY DEFICITS IN ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS: A CASE REPORT.

Maureen Ahiatsi, Matthieu Vincenot, Christian Bocti, Guillaume Léonard, Marie-Hélène Milot

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Maureen AhiatsiResearch Centre on Aging, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 4C4.
Matthieu VincenotResearch Centre on Aging, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 4C4.
Christian BoctiResearch Centre on Aging, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 4C4.
Guillaume Léonard *Research Centre on Aging, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 4C4.
Marie-Hélène Milot *Research Centre on Aging, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS), Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 4C4.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 45-year-old woman with persistent acute disseminated encephalomyelitis sequelae participated in a 4-week robotic-assisted training program of her affected arm combined with transcranial direct current stimulation. Clinical indicators such as range of motion, motor function of the affected arm, fatigue, pain, spasticity, and quality of life were assessed pre/post-intervention. The results demonstrated clinical benefits post- intervention, with an improvement in range of motion and affected arm motor function, fatigue, and quality of life of the patient. Although preliminary, the results of this case report support the development of innovative technologically assisted rehabilitative strategies for individuals with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis sequelae, including a robot-assisted rehabilitation program coupled with neurostimulation sessions. Further large-scale randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings and rigorously assess the efficacy of this approach in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis individuals.

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acute disseminated encephalomyelitiscase reportmotor functionrobotic-assisted trainingtranscranial direct current stimulationupper limb

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PMID42724466
PMCPMC13559667

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