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A Microcomputer-Feedback System for Improving Control of Incompletely Innervated Leg Muscle in Adult Cerebrovascular Accident Patients

1987; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 50; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/030802268705000504

1477-6006

Simon B. N. Thompson,

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

A reliable feedback system is described that measures the level and frequency of nerve impulses from incompletely innervated leg muscle. A computer program, written in BBC BASIC and designed to run on a BBC microcomputer, provides the stroke patient with proprioception, in the form of visual feedback, so that an increased awareness and subsequent control of the affected leg is possible. A prognostic assessment procedure for stroke patients is suggested, based on evidence arising from the use of this system.