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Abstract #3888

A FMRI Compatible Thumb Actuator for Stroke Patients

Ewa Piatkowska-Janko1, Grzegorz Goworek1, Artur Handke2, Tomasz Wolak3, Maciej Krawczyk4, Piotr Bogorodzki1

1Institute of Radioelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; 2Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland; 3Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Poland; 4Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Poland


In order to overcome limitations of fMRI for disabled patients we propose a pneumatical mechanical system helping them in fMRI motor stimulation paradigms. Results for group of healthy volunteers right and left handed were preset. Preliminary results for patient monitoring during rehabilitation time were also presented.