Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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PLOS ONE, 2017 • November 2, 2017
This study examined the effect of rehabilitative skilled forelimb training on axonal remodeling in corticospinal and brainstem-spinal pathways after stroke in rats. The results indicated that while re...
KEY FINDING: Rehabilitative skilled forelimb training improved motor performance specifically in the skilled forelimb reaching task, but not in other general motor tasks like the cylinder test or ladder walk test.
Brain Comput Interfaces (Abingdon), 2017 • January 1, 2017
The Sixth International Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting in 2016 featured 28 workshops covering a wide range of BCI and brain–machine interface research topics. BCI research is expanding in its ...
KEY FINDING: BCIs are being explored for assessment of disorders of consciousness, potentially providing objective markers of cognitive function and communication ability in patients who are locked-in or in a vegetative state.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2017 • November 23, 2017
This systematic review examines the use of robotic devices in the rehabilitation of patients with SCI, aiming to guide future rehabilitation and research efforts. The review highlights the constant ev...
KEY FINDING: Robotic gait devices have distinct features and increasing application in recent years.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2012 • January 17, 2012
The study designed and evaluated a low-cost instrumented glove, called the NeuroAssess Glove, for assessing hand function in clinical and rehabilitation settings. The glove uses resistive bend sensors...
KEY FINDING: A stable sensor type was identified, achieving a high sensor resolution of 0.5 degrees.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2017 • December 1, 2017
This study explored the relationship between cortical structure and network function in sensorimotor areas following incomplete SCI using resting-state fMRI. Eighteen patients with incomplete SCI and ...
KEY FINDING: There was no significant alteration of GMV in sensorimotor areas in patients with incomplete SCI compared with healthy subjects.
Front. Hum. Neurosci., 2018 • January 31, 2018
This review synthesizes findings on non-invasive EEG-based BCI systems for communication, control, and rehabilitation of people with motor impairments, highlighting the value of this technology and it...
KEY FINDING: EEG-based BCI systems show potential for clinical use in helping paralyzed individuals control neuroprostheses, wheelchairs, and electrical appliances for communication and rehabilitation.
Restor Neurol Neurosci, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study provides preliminary evidence indicating that robotic-resisted treadmill walking using our knee brace can result in meaningful biomechanical aftereffects that translate to overground walkin...
KEY FINDING: Robotic-resisted treadmill training resulted in a significant increase in quadriceps and hamstring EMG activity during walking.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2018 • March 6, 2018
The ARTIC network successfully gathered data from multiple centers without financial incentives, amassing a large dataset on subject characteristics, outcomes, and training information. Patient charac...
KEY FINDING: The database included data from 595 patients with various neurological diagnoses, including cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2018 • November 17, 2017
This study investigated the use of Brain Motor Control Assessment (BMCA) in evaluating upper limb function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) undergoing rehabilitation. The results showed that ...
KEY FINDING: BMCA showed a significant main effect of task and assessment time on the Similarity Index, which measures how closely a participant's muscle activation pattern matches that of neurologically intact individuals.
Neurotherapeutics, 2018 • May 7, 2018
Traumatic SCI has significant impacts on individuals' health, function, and economic well-being. While advances have been made, treatments specifically targeting neurologic function remain limited. Cu...
KEY FINDING: Early surgical decompression (less than 24 hours after SCI) may improve outcomes in cervical SCI, but evidence is still debated and more studies are needed.