Brain-controlled muscle stimulation for the restoration of motor function

Loss of the ability to move, as a consequence of spinal cord injury or neuromuscular disorder, has devastating consequences for the paralyzed individual, and great economic consequences for society. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) offers one means to restore some mobility to these individual...

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Main Authors: Christian Ethier, Lee E. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996114003271