paralysis
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Spine
Study explores spinal cord stimulation to treat paralysis
A neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University is recruiting patients with paraplegia for a proof of concept experiment to determine whether intraspinal…
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Early Promise for a New Paralysis Treatment
By Michelle Cortez Four months ago, Roger, a 55-year-old construction worker from Mooresville, N.C., fell out of a deer stand…
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Q&A: The Lesser-known Maladies of Spinal Cord Injuries
By Michelle Taylor Last month, David Sharp and his fellow colleagues at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.,…
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Non-Invasive Spinal Stimulation Shows Promise for Paralysis
A new non-invasive spinal cord stimulation technique allowed five subjects with complete motor paralysis to generate voluntary leg movements. The technology, called…
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Scientists propose new spinal cord stimulation strategy to activate motor neurons
Patients, doctors and researchers look with great expectations to epidural electrostimulation, a medical technique that could alleviate the condition of…
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Prenatal stem cell treatment improves mobility issues caused by spina bifida
The lower-limb paralysis associated with spina bifida may be effectively treated before birth by combining a unique stem cell therapy…
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Neuro
Over 30 for surgery at annual neurosurgical camp
By Gloria Nakajubi Unlike other teenagers her age, Rehemah Nambasa’s school life was put on hold owing to persistent backache…
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Children’s paralysis still stumping health officials
By Susan Levine The nation’s disease detectives are on the lookout for the return of a frightening illness that paralyzed…
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Stem Cells for Paralysis: First of Its Kind Study
SAN DIEGO. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — According to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, nearly one in 50 people is living with…
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Gymnast undergoes surgery, overcomes paralysis
Gurgaon: A 18-year old gymnast, who sustained a severe cervical spine injury causing paralysis, successfully underwent a surgery here, doctors said on…
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Paralysis: Medtronic’s spinal stimulator helps 4 more regain movement
April 8, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Four patients with lower limb paralysis were able to move their legs on command after implantation…
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Brain-Controlled Devices May Help Transcend Paralysis and Speech Problems
The vast popularity of the movie Avatar underscores the increasingly tangible future possibility of transcending paralysis by technological means. A…
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