Patients frequently experience functional decline following an ischemic stroke, owing to the brain’s resistance to regeneration after damage. However, there is still hope for recovery because surviving neurons can activate repair mechanisms to limit and even reverse the stroke’s damage. But how is it triggered? Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers have provided new…
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Virtual Rehabilitation Tool Enhances Stroke Recovery
A novel touch-screen therapy tool could speed the recovery of patients after a stroke and change the way rehabilitation is delivered in hospitals and homes. Designed for people with acquired brain injuries, EDNA is a digital rehabilitation software that delivers therapy through a series of fun and challenging therapeutic games via a touchscreen device. Findings…