Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Improves Upper and Lower Limbs' Motor and Sensory Function in a Subject with Central Cord Syndrome: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Background: Central cord syndrome (CCS) is the most common incomplete spinal cord injury, producing more severe motor deficits in the upper than lower extremities and impairing sensory and autonomic function. Although transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) has shown benefits in motor and sensory recovery after spinal cord injury, studies have not explicitly documented whether CCS subjects were included. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of tSCS over 12 weeks on motor and sensory outcomes in a subject with CCS. Methods: A 20-year-old male with a C7 injury was evaluated at baseline and after 12 weeks with the American Spinal Cord Injury Impairment scale, Modified Ashworth Scale, Penn and Spasm Frequency Scale, 3-Meter Walk Test and 6-Minute Walk Test, 9-Hol

SUBMITTER: Reyes F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12943448 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature