DESIGN AND CONTROL OF ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR UPPER EXTREMITY REHABILITATION FOLLOWING STROKE

Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. Each year, about 795,000 Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke, resulting in an estimated stroke population of 7 million in the USA. Upper extremity impairment is a prevalent outcome of stroke. Loss of arm an...

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Main Author: Wang, Furui
Other Authors: Nilanjan Sarkar
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12012011-210745/