This article was originally posted to MyNorthwest.com.
The University of Washington (UW) is offering new hope for people who have suffered a stroke by implanting a device directly in the brain. The device electrically stimulates areas during therapy in the hope of rewiring neural connections that help patients fully recover.
Dr. Jeff Ojemann, Vice Chairman and Professor of Neurological Surgery at UW, is running the clinical trial investigating the new treatment method. It builds off older trials from more than a decade ago…