Eduardo Fernández

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Director of the Institute of Bioengineering at the Miguel Hernandez University of Elche and director of the Biomedical Neuroengineering group at the Center for Biomedical Research Network on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)

Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Network Biomedical Research Center for Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN)

Topics

neurodegenerative diseases, neuroscience, bioinformatics

Reaction: neuroprosthesis helps Parkinson's patient to walk

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Reaction: neuroprosthesis helps Parkinson's patient to walk

SMC Spain

A neuroprosthesis that electrically stimulates an area of the spinal cord of a man with Parkinson's disease improved his mobility and balance, according to results presented in Nature Medicine. The 62-year-old patient had severe difficulties walking and frequent falls, despite trying other treatments. After trials in non-human primates, this is the first time this technology has been tested in a human being, who has now been using the neuroprosthesis about eight hours a day for two years.