Does Functional Electrical Stimulation for Foot Drop Strengthen Corticospinal Connections?

Dirk G. Everaert, Aiko K. Thompson, Su Ling Chong, Richard B. Stein

Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2009 · 220 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

The large increases in MVC and MEP suggest that regular use of a foot-drop stimulator strengthens activation of motor cortical areas and their residual descending connections, which may explain the therapeutic effect on walking speed.

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