Stroke Trials Registry

Endovascular coil embolization

Action
An electrical coil is threaded through a blood vessel into the aneurysm, where a low-voltage current is applied that promotes embolization of the aneurysm

Status

Trial(s)
= Ongoing
= Completed

ISAT International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial

Web Links and Publications

Two coupled motor recovery protocols are better than one: electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation and bilateral movements.
Stroke 2002 Jun;33(6):1589-94

International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling in 2143 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a randomised trial.
Lancet 2002 Oct 26;360(9342):1267-74

Low TENS treatment on post-stroke paretic arm: a three-year follow-up.
Clin Rehabil 2000 Feb;14(1):14-19.

Stimulation with low frequency (1.7 Hz) transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (low-tens) increases motor function of the post-stroke paretic arm.
Scand J Rehabil Med 1998 Jun;30(2):95-9.

Electromyogram-triggered neuromuscular stimulation for improving the arm function of acute stroke survivors: a randomized pilot study.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1998 May;79(5):570-5

Neuromuscular stimulation for upper extremity motor and functional recovery in acute hemiplegia.
Stroke 1998 May;29(5):975-9

Functional electrostimulation in poststroke rehabilitation: a meta-analysis of the randomized controlled trials.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1996 Jun;77(6):549-53

Techniques to improve function of the arm and hand in chronic hemiplegia.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1992 Mar;73(3):220-7.

Positional feedback and electrical stimulation: an automated treatment for the hemiplegic wrist.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1979 Nov;60(11):497-502.

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