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Steven L. Wolf is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their primary fields of study encompass Medicine and Neuroscience, with a concentration in subfields such as Neurology, Rehabilitation, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Epidemiology.

Their research extensively covers topics including Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven L. Wolf include the following:

  • Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischaemic stroke (VNS-REHAB): a randomised, blinded, pivotal, device trial, 2021, The Lancet
  • Cerebellar deep brain stimulation for chronic post-stroke motor rehabilitation: a phase I trial, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • Biofeedback for Post-stroke Gait Retraining: A Review of Current Evidence and Future Research Directions in the Context of Emerging Technologies, 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Patient-Specific, Voice-Controlled, Robotic FLEXotendon Glove-II System for Spinal Cord Injury, 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Association of Brain Age, Lesion Volume, and Functional Outcome in Patients With Stroke, 2023, Neurology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with this researcher include:

  • Steven C. Cramer (15 co-authored works)
  • Wuwei Feng (11 co-authored works)
  • Carolee J. Winstein (9 co-authored works)
  • Steven A. Kautz (8 co-authored works)
  • Teresa J. Kimberley (7 co-authored works)

Steven L. Wolf has contributed to numerous publications in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (6 publications)
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (6 publications)
  • Stroke (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • Neurology (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Effect of constraint-induced movement therapy on upper extremity function 3 to 9 months after stroke: the EXCITE randomized clinical trial.

    Steven L. Wolf;Carolee J. Winstein;J. Philip Miller;Edward Taub

  • The Effects of Exercise on Falls in Elderly Patients: A Preplanned Meta-analysis of the FICSIT Trials

    M A Province;E C Hadley;M C Hornbrook;L A Lipsitz

  • Reducing Frailty and Falls in Older Persons: An Investigation of Tai Chi and Computerized Balance Training

    Steven L. Wolf;Huiman X. Barnhart;Nancy G. Kutner;Elizabeth McNeely

  • Agreed definitions and a shared vision for new standards in stroke recovery research: The Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable taskforce:

    Julie Bernhardt;Kathryn S Hayward;Kathryn S Hayward;Gert Kwakkel;Gert Kwakkel;Nick S Ward

  • Forced use of hemiplegic upper extremities to reverse the effect of learned nonuse among chronic stroke and head-injured patients.

    Steven L. Wolf;Deborah E. Lecraw;Lisa A. Barton;Brigitte B. Jann

  • Assessing Wolf Motor Function Test as Outcome Measure for Research in Patients After Stroke

    Steven L. Wolf;Pamela A. Catlin;Michael Ellis;Audrey Link Archer

  • What Do Motor “Recovery” and “Compensation” Mean in Patients Following Stroke?

    Mindy F. Levin;Jeffrey A. Kleim;Steven L. Wolf

  • Standardized measurement of sensorimotor recovery in stroke trials: consensus-based core recommendations from the Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable

    Gert Kwakkel;Natasha A. Lannin;Karen Borschmann;Coralie English

  • Constraint-induced movement therapy after stroke

    Gert Kwakkel;Janne M Veerbeek;Erwin E H van Wegen;Steven L Wolf

  • Very Early Constraint-Induced Movement during Stroke Rehabilitation (VECTORS) A single-center RCT

    A. W. Dromerick;C. E. Lang;R. L. Birkenmeier;J. M. Wagner;J. M. Wagner

  • The Effect of Tai Chi Quan and Computerized Balance Training on Postural Stability in Older Subjects

    Steven L Wolf;Huiman X Barnhart;Gary L Ellison;Carol E Coogler

  • Development of the common data base for the FICSIT trials

    D. M. Buchner;M. C. Hornbrook;N. G. Kutner;M. E. Tinetti

  • Treatment Interventions for the Paretic Upper Limb of Stroke Survivors: A Critical Review:

    Susan Barreca;Steven L. Wolf;Susan Fasoli;Richard Bohannon

  • Intense tai chi exercise training and fall occurrences in older, transitionally frail adults: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Steven L. Wolf;Richard W. Sattin;Michael Kutner;Michael O'Grady

  • Retention of upper limb function in stroke survivors who have received constraint-induced movement therapy: the EXCITE randomised trial

    Steven L Wolf;Carolee J Winstein;J Phillip Miller;Paul A Thompson

  • Efficacy of a child-friendly form of constraint-induced movement therapy in hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized control trial.

    Jeanne R Charles;Steven L Wolf;Jennifer A Schneider;Andrew M Gordon

  • Recent developments in biofeedback for neuromotor rehabilitation.

    He Huang;Steven L Wolf;Jiping He;Jiping He

  • Associations of demographic, functional, and behavioral characteristics with activity-related fear of falling among older adults transitioning to frailty.

    Reto W. Kressig;Steven L. Wolf;Richard Warren Sattin;Michael O'Grady

  • A Cross-sectional Validation Study of the FICSIT Common Data Base Static Balance Measures

    Jane E. Rossiter-Fornoff;Steven L. Wolf;Leslie I. Wolfson;David M. Buchner

  • Constraint Induced Movement Techniques To Facilitate Upper Extremity Use in Stroke Patients.

    Edward Taub;Steven L. Wolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolee J. Winstein
Carolee J. Winstein University of Southern California
Steven C. Cramer
Steven C. Cramer University of California, Los Angeles
Edward Taub
Edward Taub University of Alabama at Birmingham
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Gert Kwakkel
Gert Kwakkel University of Amsterdam
Nick S. Ward
Nick S. Ward University College London
Dale Corbett
Dale Corbett University of Ottawa
Lara A. Boyd
Lara A. Boyd University of British Columbia
Nicolas Schweighofer
Nicolas Schweighofer University of Southern California
George F. Wittenberg
George F. Wittenberg University of Pittsburgh

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