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Speech neuroprosthesis unlocks near-real-time communication for patients with paralysis • Mar. 31, 2025, 7:13 AM ET (News-Medical)

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cerebral palsy periodic paralysis ophthalmoplegia paraplegia hemiplegia diplegia sleep paralysis quadriplegia laryngeal hemiplegia hypokalemic periodic paralysis polio Alzheimer disease concussion traumatic brain injury epilepsy cephalic disorder meningitis neuroblastoma stroke amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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