TY - JOUR AU - Tropea, Peppino AU - Monaco, Vito AU - Coscia, Martina AU - Posteraro, Federico AU - Micera, Silvestro PY - 2013 DA - 2013/10/05 TI - Effects of early and intensive neuro-rehabilitative treatment on muscle synergies in acute post-stroke patients: a pilot study JO - Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation SP - 103 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - After a stroke, patients show significant modifications of neural control of movement, such as abnormal muscle co-activation, and reduced selectivity and modulation of muscle activity. Nonetheless, results reported in literature do not allow to unequivocally explain whether and, in case, how a cerebrovascular accident affects muscle synergies underlying the control of the upper limb. These discrepancies suggest that a complete understanding of the modular re-organization of muscle activity due to a stroke is still lacking. This pilot study aimed at investigating the effects of the conjunction between the natural ongoing of the pathology and the intense robot-mediated treatment on muscle synergies of the paretic upper limb of subacute post-stroke patients. SN - 1743-0003 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-10-103 DO - 10.1186/1743-0003-10-103 ID - Tropea2013 ER -