Supporting institution: TÜBİTAK
Project manager: Dr. Kutluk Bilge Arıkan
Project in detail:
Stroke is an important health problem that occurs after occlusion or bleeding in the vessels feeding the brain. It is one of the leading causes of death in the world and in our country. Patients with surviving hemiplegia often have loss or decrease in voluntary movement of the right or left side of the body. The amount of damage caused by stroke and recovery time and rates vary. The disease reduces the quality of life of patients with its sequelae and limits their independence; This situation poses an important problem for patients, their relatives and the whole society. The project we propose aims at the rehabilitation of the robotic hand, which focuses on pinch/fine grip movement, for patients with hemiplegia. Objectives such as understanding the motor relearning mechanisms in the brain during recovery and developing patient-specific models also contribute to the academic and scientific depth of the project. Our project is the continuation of the TÜBİTAK 1001 Project No. 114E621 that we completed in 2018. The project will be carried out by a team of researchers from the disciplines of mechanical engineering, neuroscience, statistics, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and industrial design.
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