Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurorehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMC Neurology, 2013 • May 29, 2013
This case report describes a patient who experienced deterioration of pre-existing hemiparesis due to an injury of the ipsilateral anterior corticospinal tract following a pontine infarct. Diffusion t...
KEY FINDING: Deterioration of pre-existing right hemiparesis was ascribed to the injury of the right anterior CST following the new right pontine infarct.
Exp Neurol, 2013 • October 1, 2013
This study investigates the effects of combined spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) on forelimb function in rats, using a unilateral cervical contusion and controlled cortical im...
KEY FINDING: SCI combined with contralateral TBI severely impaired paw placement recovery, while SCI with ipsilateral TBI increased paw use on the injured side.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2013 • October 24, 2013
This study investigates the impact of sub-threshold epidural stimulation (eEmc) on spontaneous motor activity in paralyzed rats after spinal cord transection, hypothesizing that eEmc combined with cag...
KEY FINDING: Sub-threshold eEmc enhanced spontaneous activity in sensorimotor circuits after spinal cord transection.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2013 • November 13, 2013
The recovery of functional movements following injury to the central nervous system (CNS) is multifaceted and is accompanied by processes occurring in the injured and non-injured hemispheres of the br...
KEY FINDING: Performing motor tasks with robot-mediated assistance can modulate neural activity compared to un-assisted or active voluntary movements in healthy subjects and stroke patients.
Case Reports in Surgery, 2014 • March 11, 2014
This case report presents the outcomes of a 6-year-old girl with chronic spinal cord injury who underwent autologous BMMNCs transplantation along with standard rehabilitation. The patient exhibited im...
KEY FINDING: The patient showed clinical improvements, which was assessed using Functional Independence Measure (before: 82, after: 101 out of 126).
Brain, 2014 • May 1, 2014
This study demonstrates that individuals with chronic complete motor paralysis can regain voluntary control of leg movements with epidural stimulation of the lumbosacral spinal cord. The research high...
KEY FINDING: Epidural stimulation of the lumbosacral spinal cord enables individuals with chronic complete motor paralysis to execute intentional movements of the legs.
Disabil Rehabil, 2015 • April 29, 2014
This retrospective study describes the effects of a rehabilitation program in a neurological inpatient unit in Brazil, focusing on independence in daily living and return to work for patients with str...
KEY FINDING: Improvement in motor FIM, Rankin and GOS was observed in all groups.
Journal of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with worst outcomes and requires a prolonged rehabilitation. Ayurvedic indigenous methods of rehabilitation are often utilized to treat such conditions. The comp...
KEY FINDING: A substantial clinical and patient centered outcome improvement in existing neurological defi cits and quality of life was observed after 3 months of the Ayurvedic treatment given to this case.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2014 • June 6, 2014
This case study investigated the feasibility and potential effectiveness of combining sensory tongue stimulation with balance and gait training in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI)...
KEY FINDING: Subjects were able to safely complete at least 83% of the training sessions, demonstrating the feasibility of the program.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2013 • July 1, 2013
The study developed and validated a motion capture system using inertial measurement units to analyze functional movements common in daily living. The system incorporates a kinematic model with nine d...
KEY FINDING: The inertial sensor-based motion tracking system can analyze complex upper limb and head movements in three dimensions, using data from kinematic models with nine degrees of freedom.