Neural prostheses in clinical applications - Trends from precision mechanics towards biomedical microsystems in neurological rehabilitation

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 72-77

  Stieglitz, Thomas ^a   Schuettler, M ^b   Koch, K P ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomedical microsystems; Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Implant; Neural prostheses

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTRODES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT TREATMENT; PROSTHETICS;

BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES; CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; NERVE EXCITATION; NEURAL PROSTHESES;

NEUROLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLADDER; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; IMPLANT; MECHANICS; NERVE PROSTHESIS; NERVE STIMULATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROSTHESIS; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

EID: 2442566634     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BMT.2004.015     Document Type: Review

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