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Departments Letter to the Editor| Volume 99, ISSUE 8, P1689-1690, August 2018

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Lower Limb in Chronic Stroke

      The systematic review and meta-analysis by Hong et al
      • Hong Z.
      • Sui M.
      • Zhuang Z.
      • et al.
      Effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on lower limb hemiplegic patients following chronic stroke: a systematic review.
      investigates the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation modalities on lower limb activity in participants with chronic stroke (more than 6 months). The review and meta-analyses found that the neuromuscular electrical stimulation modalities have beneficial effect on lower limb functions. Some issues in the review need reconsideration.
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