Tag: Paralysis
New Brain Implant Could Let People Speak Just by Thinking Words
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, scientists have created a brain implant that can “hear”...
Elon Musk Says First Human Has Received Neuralink Brain Implant
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Elon Musk, co-founder of Neuralink, said this week that the company placed the...
mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Not Tied to Increases in Guillain-Barré Syndrome
However, the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was associated with increased risk at 21 and 42 days postvaccination
Early Nerve Transfer Enables Hand Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Significant improvements seen in action research arm test, grasp release test 24 months postsurgery
Standard Outcome Measures Developed for Pediatric Facial Palsy
Standard measures allow for recording outcomes of facial palsy treatments among pediatric patients
Multivector Gracilis Muscle Flap Viable for Facial Reanimation
On average, 3.1 additional maxillary teeth were exposed when smiling post-treatment
Ability to ID Face Paralysis in Others Increases With Severity
Observers more accurate in identifying paralysis in a smiling face, but not in ability to localize paralysis
Arm, Hand Function Restored in Tetraplegic Patient
Researchers utilized functional electric stimulation + intracortical brain-computer interface system
Brain Implants Allow Paralyzed Man to Control Robotic Arm
Microstimulation within somatosensory cortex evokes tactile sensations
Brain-Machine Interface May Help Restore Mobility in Paraplegics
Combination regimen appears to "jump-start" reconnection between mind and body
