Stroke Recovery with Kinect is a collaborative project between Microsoft Research Asia and Seoul National University—with funding from the Korean Government Collaboration Program—that provides a virtual reality system to help stroke survivors improve their upper-limb motor functioning in the comfort of t...
In 2009, Dan Black was hit by a car in his hometown of Chepstow, Wales, as he was biking to his job at a grocery store. _41_ During his recovery, he suffered a stroke that rendered his right arm useless. Once a promising guitarist, Dan, now 25, lives with his parents and require...
Increased pressure in the brain: Many medical conditions can cause pressure in the brain, such as a brain tumor, bleeding in the brain, or swelling from a stroke, cancer, or traumatic brain injury. Diabetes: Uncontrolled diabetes can cause extreme changes in blood glucose levels and chemical an...
The first few days after a stroke, they almost always include blood-thinning medications – drugs that make your blood thin. The main purpose of these medications is to help dissolve the clot and prevent new clots from forming. You will also need to receive oxygen, pain relievers, and fluids...
The sudden estrogen depletion of an oophorectomy is also associated with more severe health consequences than natural menopause, such as an increased risk ofcoronary artery disease,stroke, cognitive problems, mood disorders,osteoporosis, sexual dysfunction, and early death.14 ...
Potential for visual improvement is limited:Certain coexisting conditions, such asage-related macular degeneration (AMD)or a history of stroke involving the visual pathways in the brain, may make any visual improvement with surgery marginal.7
Embolism is the most serious post-operative risk; a clot or piece of tissue from the endarterectomy site that may travel to the heart, brain, or lungs can cause heart attack, stroke, or death. Restenosis, the continuing build-up of plaque, can occur within months to years after surgery ...
, so as not to be late in starting, she went to the bath-house... You see, she was undergoing some treatment with baths. They have a cold spring there, and she used to bathe in it regularly every day, and no sooner had she got into the water when she suddenly had a stroke!”...
involving 1750 total participants as a function of the number of additional training hours ΔΤime. Note in this study there was no significant effect of the time the therapy was delivered after stroke (i.e. soon after stroke or in the chronic state). From [9]. Used with permission.c...
Many other disorders need treatment, particularly as a result of stroke and other neurological diseases. In addressing these treatment needs, research has demonstrated that somatosensory stimulation can potentiate recovery of hand movement post stroke (e.g., Conforto, et al. 2002; van Dijk et al...