Prague Med. Rep. 2025, 126, 193-200

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2025.31

Effects of Stroke on Electromyographic Activity, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Pulmonary Function

Camila Roza Gonçalves1ID, Marcelo Palinkas1,2ID, Gabriel Pádua da Silva1ID, Robson Felipe Tosta Lopes1ID, Edson Donizetti Verri1ID, Isabella Cícero de Souza1ID, Guilherme Gallo Costa Gomes1ID, Evandro Marianetti Fioco1ID, Selma Siéssere1,2ID, Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo1,2ID

1Department of Basic and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2National Institute of Science and Technology, Translational Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

Received March 13, 2025
Accepted November 21, 2025

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