Effect of Neurofeedback Facilitation on Poststroke Gait and Balance Recovery

To test the hypothesis that supplementary motor area (SMA) facilitation with functional near-infrared spectroscopy-mediated neurofeedback (fNIRS-NFB) augments poststroke gait and balance recovery, we conducted a 2-center, double-blind, randomized controlled trial involving 54 Japanese patients using the 3-meter Timed Up and Go (TUG) test.Patients with subcortical stroke-induced mild to moderate gait disturbance more than 12 weeks from onset...