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The knowledge of neural plasticity is used to improve motor function of the spinal cord by chronic stimulation of the dorsal columns. We achieved this with an improvised technique. The electrodes are exteriorised and stimulated by using a Grass stimulator.
Five paraplegic patients with different aetiologies causing their paraplegia were treated by this method, and the details are enumerated. Four had good improvement and relaxation was maintained for varying periods after cessation of the stimulation. Mode of action is discussed.
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Kanaka, T., Mohan Sampath Kumar, M. Neural stimulation for spinal spasticity. Spinal Cord 28, 399–405 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1990.53
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