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A paraplegic is able to walk thanks to electrical stimulation

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    Le 19h30
  • 25 September 2018
  • Grégoire Courtine
    • Sciences de la vie, EPFL
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A young man with totally paralyzed legs has managed to walk with only the support of his arms and a walker, thanks to the implant of an electrode, according to an American study published in Nature Medicine.

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