Case report: Movement-related neuroplasticity in a patient after spinal cord injury in response to task-oriented bimanual training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bimanual motor training is an effective neurological rehabilitation strategy. However, its use has rarely been investigated in patients with paralysis caused by spinal cord injury (SCI). Therefore, we conducted a case study to investigate the effects of robot-assisted task-oriented bimanual training (RBMT) on upper limb function, activities of daily living, and movement-related sensorimotor activity in a patient with SCI.

Methods

A patient with bilateral upper limb paresis due to incomplete cervical SCI underwent 20 sessions of RBMT. Functional recovery was measured using clinical scales for upper limb motor function and activities of daily living. Training-induced neuroplasticity was evaluated using event-related desynchronization (ERD) induced by movement of the

SUBMITTER: Ma D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11772362 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature