Background: Individuals with acute-onset central nervous system (CNS) injury, including
stroke, motor incomplete spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury, often experience lasting …

Spasticity and weakness (spastic paresis) are the primary motor impairments after stroke
and impose significant challenges for treatment and patient care. Spasticity emerges and …

Background Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques such as transcranial magnetic
stimulation (TMS) and transcranial current stimulation (tCS) have the potential to mitigate a …

Cortical and subcortical plastic reorganization occurs in the course of motor recovery after
stroke. It is largely accepted that plasticity of ipsilesional motor cortex primarily contributes to …

Background. Upper-limb impairment in patients with chronic stroke appears to be partly
attributable to an upregulated reticulospinal tract (RST). Here, we assessed whether the …

Although numerous treatments are available to improve cerebral perfusion after acute stroke
and prevent recurrent stroke, few rehabilitation treatments have been conclusively shown to …

Purpose Over the past decade, linear and non-linear surface electromyography descriptors
for central and peripheral components of fatigue have been developed. In the current study …

Objective Increased muscle co-contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscles during
voluntary movement is commonly observed in the upper limbs of stroke survivors. Much …

The objective was to examine the effectiveness of a 3-week balance training program using
the Nintendo Wii Fit gaming system (Nintendo Wii Sports, Nintendo, Redmond, WA) on …

Many restorative therapies that promote brain repair are under development. Stroke is very
heterogeneous, highlighting the need to identify target populations and to understand …