Author/Editor		Rozman, J; Tekavčič, I
Title		Selective stimulation of a peripheral nerve: correction of drop foot in three patients
Type		članek
Source		In: "Bridging disciplines for biomedicine". Final program and abstract book of the 18th annaul international conference of the IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society; 1996 Oct31-Nov 3; Amsterdam,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 145
Language		eng
Abstract		We present an evaluation of the implantable system with a monopolar half-cuff for selective stimulation of the common peroneal nerve in three hemiplegic patients. The stimulus proposed in this work for effecting selective stimulation of the superficial region of the human common peroneal nerve in more phisiological order were current, charge balanced, and biophasic pulses with a rectangular cathodic component, and exponential decay anodic component delayed for 50 micros. Results show that a half-cuff electrode is capable of marking a long term selective activation, mainly of those muscles that contribute to strong dorsal flecxion and moderate eversion of the hemiplegic's foot. Moreover, significant improvements of gait dynamics without excessive eversion were observed.
Descriptors		HEMIPLEGIA ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY PERONEAL NERVE ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED GAIT