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Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2006 • January 1, 2006
The study examines robotic rehabilitation and assessment of spinalized rats using robot-applied forces at the pelvis as a prelude to a neurorobotic brain-machine interface (BMI). The system applies an...
KEY FINDING: Robotic training led to significant improvements in treadmill locomotor stepping over time in adult spinalized rats.
J Headache Pain, 2005 • December 15, 2005
This case report describes a 26-year-old woman with post-traumatic cervicogenic headache treated with cervical cord stimulation after failing medical and surgical interventions. The patient experience...
KEY FINDING: Cervical cord stimulation was effective in improving cervicogenic headache in a patient who had undergone cervical discectomy and fusion.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2005 • December 14, 2005
The study demonstrates that complete spinal cord-transected mice can be robotically trained to step, whereas manual training, as performed in the present study, is ineffective. Quipazine (0.5 mg/kg) e...
KEY FINDING: Manual training alone was ineffective in improving stepping performance in complete spinal cord-transected mice.
Eur Spine J, 2006 • November 16, 2005
This study examined glial reactions following spinal cord injury in fetal rats compared to adult rats, focusing on astrocytes and microglia. The findings indicated that fetal rats do not develop scar ...
KEY FINDING: Scar formation was observed in adult rats' spinal cords after injury, but not in fetal rats.
Eur Spine J, 2006 • November 15, 2005
This study assessed a new composite implant to induce regeneration of injured spinal cord in paraplegic rats following complete cord transection. Implants of adult human NOM cells were implanted into ...
KEY FINDING: Rats with complete spinal cord transection showed partial recovery of function after implantation with a composite implant containing either adult human nasal olfactory mucosa cells or human embryonic spinal cord cells.
Rehabil Psychol, 2005 • November 1, 2005
The study aimed to identify homogeneous pain subgroups within a spinal cord injury (SCI) population using cluster analysis based on pain intensity, pain interference, and depression. Multivariate clus...
KEY FINDING: Four distinct SCI pain subgroups were identified: Low Pain, Positive Adaptation to Pain, Minimal Distress, and Chronic Pain Syndrome.
J Physiol, 2005 • October 20, 2005
This study compared muscle recruitment characteristics of intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) and nerve cuff stimulation (NCS) in rats. The results showed that ISMS preferentially recruited fatigue-re...
KEY FINDING: ISMS preferentially recruits fatigue-resistant (FR) fibers compared to NCS, especially at higher stimulation amplitudes.
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2005 • October 4, 2005
This cross-sectional study examined the interchangeability of the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) in assessing pain intensity among patients with chronic/idiopathic, noci...
KEY FINDING: There was an overlapping of VAS records relative to the VRS categories in all pain groups, indicating a lack of direct correspondence between the two scales.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2005 • October 1, 2005
This study focused on developing and validating a reliable method for measuring bone mineral density (BMD) in the knees of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) using dual-energy x-ray absorptiome...
KEY FINDING: The study established a highly reliable method for analyzing knee BMD using DXA scans, indicated by high intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC).
PNAS, 2005 • September 27, 2005
The study investigated the potential of human central nervous system stem cells (hCNS-SCns) to promote recovery in spinal cord-injured mice. The researchers found that hCNS-SCns survived, migrated, an...
KEY FINDING: hCNS-SCns survive, engraft, differentiate, and are associated with locomotor improvements after traumatic spinal cord injury in NOD-scid mice.