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Device raises hopes for paralysis help – 7NEWS.com.au
Researchers are calling a small brain device a “big game changer” for severely paralysed people after it was implanted successfully in two patients
A tiny brain implant is being hailed as a major breakthrough for severely paralysed patients.
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital say the Stentrode device has been implanted successfully in two people suffering from severe upper-body paralysis because of motor neurone disease.
The device lets them use their thoughts to perform basic tasks, despite the paralysis.
It is being hailed as “a big game changer”.
“The results found the Stentrode was able to wirelessly restore the transmission of…
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