Hand Exercising Robot Helps Stroke Patients Regain Brain Function After 6 Months

US researchers found that patients who had experienced strokes as long as six months earlier were able to regain brain function through the help of a novel robotic device that they squeezed with their hand. The researchers believe this is the first time that fMRI (function magnetic resonance imaging) has been used to map patients’ brains to track progress of rehabilitation.
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