Long-term effects of the gait treatment using a wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb in a patient with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy: a case report with 5 years of follow-up

Long-term effects of the gait treatment using a wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb in a patient with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy: a case report with 5 years of follow-up

BackgroundSpinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a progressive neuromuscular degenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem and neurogenic atrophy of the skeletal muscle. Although the short-term effectiveness of gait treatment usi...

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Main Authors: Kensuke Iijima, Hiroki Watanabe, Yuichi Nakashiro, Yuki Iida, Michio Nonaka, Fumio Moriwaka, Shinsuke Hamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy
wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb (HAL)
gait treatment
walking symmetry
walking endurance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1143820/full

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