EEG-based brain-computer interface in chronic tetraplegics to actuate a robotic arm device as assistive technology - clinical survey and long term post trial follow-up

Study Design: Clinical survey and interviews/ correspondence within long term post-trial follow-up, on 9 chronic, post spinal cord injury tetraplegics. Objective: To assess efficiency of the use of an Electroencephalography-based Brain Computer Interface (EEG-BCI) for reaching/ grasping assistance in tetraplegics, through a robotic arm. Settings: Physical and (neuromuscular) Rehabilitation Medicine, Cardiology, Neurosurgery Clinic Divisions of TEHBA and UMPCD, in collaboration with“Brain2Robot" (composed of the European Commission-funded Marie Curie Excellence Team by the same name, hosted by Fraunhofer Institute-FIRST), in the second part of 2008.