Hybrid Brain/Neural Exoskeleton Enables Bimanual ADL Training in Routine Stroke Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe upper limb motor impairment is one of the most disabling consequences of stroke. Although brain-controlled rehabilitation technologies, such as brain/neural exoskeletons (B/NE), have been shown to be effective in promoting motor recovery, their clinical adoption remains limited because of insufficient integration of B/NE into existing clinical workflows. Here, we introduce and validate a fully portable B/NE system that overcomes this limitation by relying on brain (electroencephalography) and ocular (electrooculography) signals to restore bimanual activities of daily living within a novel therapeutic framework.

Methods

In this pilot study, we tested the feasibility of the novel approach in 5 stroke survivors (mean age, 51 years; SD=14.8) undergoing inpatien

SUBMITTER: Colucci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12829497 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature