Neurostimulation restores feeling in paralysed hand for months after

Neurostimulation restores feeling in paralysed hand for months after. Keith Thomas, 48, has paralysis, but brain stimulation helped him regain some feeling and movement in his hands – and this was maintained even when the stimulation was turned off

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: Keith Thomas has paralysis, but can now move and feel his hands again thanks to a brain implantMATTHEW LIBASSI/Feinstein Institutes for Medical research A man who became paralysed after a diving accident six years ago regained the ability to move and feel pressure in his hands thanks to brain stimulation. Now, researchers have revealed he maintained this ability for months after the stimulation was turned off.

• Ponto de atenção: neurostimulation.
• Ponto de atenção: restores.
• Ponto de atenção: feeling.

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