New Stroke Treatment Theories Assess Brain Lesions, Use of Bionic Arms

Two studies conducted by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have revealed that stroke survivors with partial paralysis or weak msucles may be able to regain more arm and hand movement than thought previously. One study assessed the relationship between long-term arm impairment after a stroke and the size of stroke-induced brain lesions. The size of brain lesions typically help doctors determine appropriate therapies. The second study determined the effectiveness of a robotic therapy program to improve arm function in stroke patients.

“These studies were looking at two entirely different aspects of a stroke, yet they both suggest that stroke patients can indeed regain function years and years after the initial event,” one researcher said. Click here to read the full story.