Feasibility of Functional Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Neurorehabilitation following Stroke in India: A Case Series

Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the stroke study.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Age 21 to 80 years	Brainstem stroke
>6 months from a first clinical nonhemorrhagic or hemorrhagic stroke	Epilepsy
Medically stable	Severely impaired cognition and communication
Unilateral lower extremity hemiparesis	History of peroneal nerve injury
Able to ambulate 16 feet (5 meters) continuously with minimal assistance or less, without the use of an Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)	History of Parkinson's, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and uncontrolled seizure disorder
AFO is clinically indicated (foot drop during ambulation)	Uncompensated hemineglect (extinguishing to double simultaneous stimulation)
Electrical stimulation of the paretic ankle dorsiflexors produces ankle dorsiflexion to neutral without pain	Edema of the paretic lower extremity
Full-voluntary dorsiflexion of the contralateral ankle	Absent sensation of lower leg and foot
Skin intact on hemiparetic lower extremity	History of cardiac arrhythmias with hemodynamic instability
	Cardiac pacemaker or other implanted electronic system
	Botulinum toxin injections to any lower-extremity muscle in the last 3 months
	Evidence of deep venous thrombosis or thromboembolism