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System and method for post-stroke neural rehabilitation

  • US 9,511,222 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2013
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating a patient suffering from at least one of loss of muscle control and loss of muscle function in a body region after a stroke, the method comprising:

  • epidurally applying electrical activation energy to a spinocerebellar tract of the patient using one or more of a plurality of electrodes implanted within an epidural space of the patient adjacent a lateral column of a spinal cord of the patient and to one lateral side of a ventral medial fissure of the spinal cord of the patient, thereby increasing cortical excitability and facilitating the patient regaining at least one of muscle control and muscle function in the body region.

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