Browse the latest research summaries in the field of bioinformatics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Scientific Data, 2021 • May 18, 2021
This study examined the effects of cortical electrical stimulation following spinal cord injury (SCI) on the transcriptional profile of the central nervous system (CNS) in rats. Adult female rats were...
KEY FINDING: The study provides a complete dataset of transcriptional changes in the central nervous system of rats with incomplete spinal cord injury following cortical electrical stimulation.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 • August 9, 2021
This cohort study will follow four groups (stroke, spinal cord injury, limb amputation, and osteoarthritis) to understand the neuroplasticity mechanisms involved in motor rehabilitation. The study wil...
KEY FINDING: The study aims to identify neurophysiological biomarkers, particularly markers of inhibition, that have relevance in the scientific and therapeutic improvement in rehabilitation.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 • August 10, 2021
This study investigated the expression regulation of genes involved in synaptic plasticity also exploiting a data-driven approach for the analysis. We included in the study brain and SC areas outside ...
KEY FINDING: A different gene expression regulation is observed in the SC segments rostral and caudal to the lesion.
Sensors, 2021 • August 14, 2021
This study introduces a novel application of activity recognition to assist in the rehabilitation of SCI patients. The empirical results indicate the effectiveness of the method in recognizing all the...
KEY FINDING: The proposed method achieved an overall accuracy of 96.86% in recognizing physical activities.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2020 • July 1, 2020
This study investigated the use of a low-cost Kinect v2 sensor and machine learning (ML) algorithms to automate the assessment of independent wheelchair sitting pivot transfer techniques. The results ...
KEY FINDING: The machine learning models achieved high accuracy in predicting TAI item scores, with AUC values ranging from 0.79 to 0.94 and precisions over 0.87.
Curr Opin Neurol, 2021 • December 1, 2021
We survey recent advances in methods and approaches that may allow for a more refined diagnosis and better prognostication after acute SCI, discuss how these may help deepen our understanding of SCI p...
KEY FINDING: Significantly elevated neutrophil numbers in the blood of patients with an acute traumatic SCI and the likelihood of little to no functional improvement at hospital discharge.
eLife, 2021 • November 16, 2021
Intra-operative monitoring records (MAP, HR) and neurological outcome data were extracted and curated from two Level 1 trauma centers. A final cohort of 118 patients was included The exploratory netw...
KEY FINDING: Time outside of an optimum MAP range (hypotension or hypertension) during surgery was associated with lower likelihood of neurological recovery at hospital discharge.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • March 1, 2023
The review highlights the potential utility of ALP and B-ALP in assessing changes in bone turnover in humans with SCI, but evidence in animal models is less compelling. The association between ALP and...
KEY FINDING: Evidence regarding changes in ALP levels in individuals with SCI compared to controls is conflicting.
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 • January 5, 2022
The study presents a new gait analysis system (OMGait) that uses a smartphone camera and the OpenPose algorithm to measure gait kinematics. OMGait was found to be accurate in measuring hip, knee, and ...
KEY FINDING: OMGait can measure hip, knee, and ankle joint kinematics with relatively good accuracy using a common mobile phone camera and a personal computer using OpenPose.
Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2022 • June 1, 2022
The study identifies differentially expressed immune-related genes (DEIRGs) and their ceRNA mechanisms in spinal cord injury (SCI) pathogenesis using microarray datasets and a rat SCI model. Bioinform...
KEY FINDING: Hsa_circ_0026646 was identified as a core circRNA upregulated in SCI, potentially acting as a 'molecular sponge' for miR-331-3p.