TL;DR: A 2026 secondary analysis in PLOS One found that low-intensity focused ultrasound and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) had similar short-term post-stroke motor endpoint scores, while change-from-baseline Fugl-Meyer gains were larger with focused ultrasound. Key Findings 50-person comparison: The analysis compared 25 subacute stroke patients assigned to LIFU with 25 assigned to rTMS. 10 …
TL;DR: A pilot cohort study in JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies found that online emotional training after facial palsy surgery improved facial movement, social well-being, and anxiety about as much as in-person therapy in 16 adults. Key Findings Population: The study followed 16 adults after triple innervation surgery for unilateral peripheral facial nerve palsy. Delivery: …
Brain Age MRI Mapped Stroke Recovery in 501 Patients TL;DR: A Lancet Digital Health ENIGMA study found that larger stroke lesions made the damaged hemisphere look biologically older, while severe motor impairment was linked to younger-appearing contralesional networks, likely reflecting compensation. Key Findings 501 chronic stroke survivors: The ENIGMA Stroke Recovery Working Group dataset included …
