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About
Dr. Argyrios Stampas is a leading clinician-researcher in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, specializing in the intersection of neuroprosthetics, robotic exoskeletons, and brain stimulation to restore motor function. His work focuses on two critical frontiers: restoring upper-limb function in tetraplegia and enabling overground walking in paraplegia. A key contribution is his pioneering use of myoelectric pattern recognition to control robotic hand exoskeletons, demonstrating that individuals with chronic SCI can achieve real-time, intuitive control of a prosthetic hand—a breakthrough for independence. His 2019 study on offline and online pattern recognition (44 citations) established a foundation for translating neural signals into functional movement. Dr. Stampas also led a landmark multi-center study on robotic exoskeleton use across four SCI Model Systems (70 citations), providing the first systematic description of clinical deployment strategies. Complementing robotics, his sham-controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with robot-assisted arm training (67 citations) showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can enhance motor recovery in chronic cervical SCI. His work has directly informed clinical protocols at major rehabilitation centers, and he continues to advance the field by linking white matter changes in the corticospinal tract to functional improvements in hand and arm function.
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