Review article

Interface providers in stroke neurorehabilitation

RAPHAEL BÉNÉ ; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center "Sestre Milosrdnice", Vinogradska 29, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
NATKO BECK ; Department of Radiology, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", ul. Sveti Duh 64,10000, Zagreb, Croatia
BRANIMIR VAJDA ; Medical center Vires Refotae, Hrelićka 98, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
SINIŠA POPOVIĆ ; Laboratory for Interactive Simulation Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computating, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
KREŠIMIR ČOSIĆ ; Laboratory for Interactive Simulation Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computating, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
VIDA DEMARIN ; Medical Centre Aviva, Nemetova 2, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Every year, 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke, when the blood
supply to the brain is blocked orwhen a blood vessel in the brain bursts. After a stroke, specific pattern of cortical reorganization has been described (1). During the past few years, three principles for remodeling motor cortex; forced use of the affected limb (2, 3,), constraining the unaffected limb (5), and massed practice (6), showed very promising results (7, 8, 9, 10)

But the question remains:What’s the most effectiveway to reach restoration of the whole body movement?

Advances in clinical neurology, embodied cognitive neuroscience and
computer technology have made possible the emergence of a new set of
neurorehabilitation tools, helping physiatrists and neurologist to find evidence-based answers in the formof clinical trials. Interface here are define as a point of interaction helping communication between the patient and his own body, using feedback and feedforward signals.

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Hrčak ID:

96708

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/96708

Publication date:

30.9.2012.

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