Category Archives: Hemiparesis in the News

Determining motor deficits more precisely following a stroke: Better diagnosis and treatment after a stroke with modified test method – Science Daily

Determining motor deficits more precisely following a stroke: Better diagnosis and treatment after a stroke with modified test method #Science #Daily #After a #stroke, many people are unable to successfully perform basic hand movements in everyday life. The reason are symptoms of hemiparesis resulting from …

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Cerebellar TMS May Improve Gait, Balance in Post-Stroke Hemiparesis – MedPage Today

#MedPage #Today #Cerebellar TMS May #Improve #Gait, #Balance in Post-Stroke #HemiparesisMedPage TodayAfter 3 weeks of repetitive, intermittent theta-burst magnetic stimulation to the cerebellum (CRB-iTBS) and physical therapy, hemiparetic patients following ischemic stroke improved their ability to walk and keep their balance more than patients who …

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Our incredibly brave little Ellie is one reason why you should support Rainbows this Christmas – Derbyshire Live

#Derbyshire #Live Our #incredibly #brave #little #Ellie is one #reason why you #should #support #Rainbows this #ChristmasDerbyshire LiveEllie has epilepsy and hemiparesis – a weakness of one entire side of the body. From birth, she had difficulties keeping milk down. Feeding became impossible, leading her to be tube-fed through her tummy. She also has Down […]

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Cerebellum Stimulation Improves Gait and Balance After Stroke – Medscape

#Medscape #Cerebellum #Stimulation #Improves #Gait and #Balance #After #StrokeMedscapeThe randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled phase 2a study included 36 patients who had had an ischemic stroke at least 6 months previously in the contralateral middle cerebral artery with hemiparesis. They were randomly assigned to receive either …

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Stroke: Cerebellar Stimulation Improved Motor Function – MedicalResearch.com (blog)

#MedicalResearch.com (#blog) #Stroke: #Cerebellar #Stimulation #Improved #Motor #FunctionMedicalResearch.com (blog)In particular we found that after three weeks of repetitive TMS of the intact cerebellum patients with hemiparesis due to stroke in the cerebral hemisphere remarkably improved their ability to walk and keep their balance, thus highly reducing the risk …

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The exhausting, never-ending life of speedrunning live-streamer Halfcoordinated – SYFY WIRE

#SYFY #WIRE The #exhausting, never-ending #life of #speedrunning live-streamer #HalfcoordinatedSYFY WIRELexa, who left his job at a call center a few months ago to stream and speedrun full-time, has a physical disability called hemiparesis. That means he has scar tissue on the sensory-motor cortex of his brain and it lowers the feeling and functionality …

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VR in mind for pain management – gulfnews.com

#gulfnews.com VR in #mind for #pain #managementgulfnews.comShe offers a laundry list of conditions that mirror therapy has been shown to be effective for treating: post-stroke hemiparesis, post-hand surgery, rheumatic pain, phantom limbs, complex regional pain syndromes, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis …

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