Spinal Cord Stimulation Revives a Woman's Arm (VIDEO)

University of Pittsburgh

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By using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University help restore arm and hand movement in patients who survived severe strokes.

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Tim Betler, UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences

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