Brain computer interface technology empowers Fully Paralyzed Patient to Communicate - Video

Published On 2022-03-29T16:45:39+05:30 | Updated On 29 March 2022 4:45 PM IST

Overview

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or often called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it is a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control.

The disorder typically progresses, the affected individual loses the ability to breathe due to diaphragm paralysis. Upon accepting artificial ventilation and with oro-facial muscle paralysis, the individual in most cases can no longer speak and becomes dependent on assistive and augmentative communication (AAC) devices, and may progress into the locked-in state (LIS) with intact eye-movement or gaze control.

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Brain-Computer Interface Technology Empowers Fully Paralyzed Patient To Communicate

Speakers

Dr. Nandita Mohan

BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751