International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

Satoshi Koyama

Publications

• Research Article
  Acute Effect of Visually Induced Kinesthetic Illusion in Patients with Stroke: A Preliminary Report
  Author(s): Fuminari Kaneko, Toru Inada, Naoki Matsuda, Eriko Shibata and Satoshi KoyamaFuminari Kaneko, Toru Inada, Naoki Matsuda, Eriko Shibata and Satoshi Koyama
  
  A kinesthetic illusion induces a feeling as if an individual’s own body is moving during sensory input, even though the body is actually in a resting state. In a previous study, we reported that a visually induced kinesthetic illusion (KiNVIS) increases corticospinal tract excitability that is associated with activity of the motor-association regions. The present study explored the acute effect of KiNVIS on motor function in five patients who had experienced stroke, as a preliminary study. Five Japanese patients with stroke, who had been otherwise healthy, participated in the present trial. During KiNVIS, a display was set over the forearm so that the position of the display would give the illusion that the patient’s forearm was actually the same as that depicted in a movie. The movie showed a hand grasping and opening on .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0281.1000212

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