Implantable neuroprosthetic technology

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-83

  Bhadra, Niloy ^a,b   Chae, John ^a,b,c,d  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Implanted stimulators; Neuroprosthesis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MICTURITION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPROSTHESIS; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PERONEUS NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 69549135446     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2009-0500     Document Type: Review

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