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Paralysed Man Moves Hand After Having Nerves ‘Rewired’

A 71-year-old man who was paralysed in a 2008 car accident has regained motor function in his hands thanks to Washington University doctors who rewired his nerves to bypass the damaged ones. Though the patient could move his arms, he had lost the ability to pinch and grab with his fingers. Until now, that is.

3 April 2010

Science

Hacking Nerves To Revive Paralysed Limbs

A neural engineer from Case Western Reserve University is reviving paralysed limbs with an electricity hack. It’s a brilliant workaround for spinal cord injuries, and it may someday let paraplegics activate their legs just by pushing a button.

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