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Stroke survivor moves hand for first time in nine years

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Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University in the US used new technology to stimulate her spinal cord in the neck area.

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BBC News

Implant gives hand control nine years after stroke

Heather Rendulic was able to use her left arm and hand for the first time in nine years.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

In test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms

In a novel experiment, two stroke survivors regained movement of their partially paralyzed hand and arm thanks to an implant that sends electric pulses to the spinal cord. It's not

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

In test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms

In a novel experiment, two stroke survivors regained movement of their partially paralyzed hand and arm thanks to an implant that sends electric pulses to the spinal cord

1 year ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Stroke survivor can open hand for first time in decade after innovative treatment

A stroke survivor has been able to use cutlery to cut food and feed herself for the first time in almost a decade, thanks to insertions of electricity into her spine.

1 year ago·Ireland

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Metro News

Partially paralysed woman moves her arm for the first time in 9 years

The stimulation procedure does not require invasive surgery and involves implanting a pair of thin metal electrodes, resembling spaghetti strands, along the neck (Picture: PA) A stroke survivor partially paralysed on her left side has been able to move her hand and arm for the first time in nine years following spinal cord stimulation. Heather Rendulic, who had a stroke in 2012 when she was 22, was left with no mobility in her left hand as a r…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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