Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Front. Behav. Neurosci., 2015 • May 5, 2015
The study investigated the role of the cerebellum in processing regret using a gambling task with cerebellar patients and healthy controls. The key finding was that cerebellar damage impairs the self-...
KEY FINDING: Patients with cerebellar lesions were significantly impaired in evaluating the feeling of regret subjectively compared to controls.
J Appl Physiol, 2008 • June 1, 2008
This study assessed the effects of chronic expiratory muscle stimulation, via lower thoracic spinal cord stimulation, in a chronic cat model of spinal cord injury. The results indicate that intermitte...
KEY FINDING: Chronic electrical stimulation prevented significant reductions in expiratory muscle weight and fiber cross-sectional area.
Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2008 • October 15, 2008
The study investigates the effect of TMEV infection on inflammation and neurogenesis in the SVZ, a key area for brain repair. Results indicated that forebrain CD45+ cell activation precedes spinal cor...
KEY FINDING: CD45+ cell activation occurs early in the forebrain after TMEV infection, with the SVZ showing the most consistent activation.
Singapore Med J, 2019 • April 1, 2019
This study evaluated the validity of self-reported FIM motor scores in stroke patients as an easier alternative to FIM scoring by a multidisciplinary team. Our study demonstrated modest agreement betw...
KEY FINDING: There was substantial agreement on overall FIM motor score between patient self-reporting and multidisciplinary assessment (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] 0.651).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This report details two cases of patients with spinal cord injuries who developed reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) as a result of autonomic dysreflexia (AD). The AD was trigger...
KEY FINDING: RPLS can occur in patients with traumatic cervical cord injury due to autonomic dysreflexia.
Prog Neurobiol, 2024 • August 1, 2024
This study investigates the role of calcium in dendrite injury detection and regeneration using Drosophila da neurons. It demonstrates that dendrite injury induces global calcium influx into the cytos...
KEY FINDING: Dendrite injury triggers a global calcium influx into the cytosol, which is similar to what happens after axon injury.
Clin Neurophysiol, 2015 • May 1, 2015
The study quantitatively characterizes the therapeutic effects of RAST on neuromuscular properties in SCI subjects, focusing on reflex and intrinsic stiffness. GMM and RCR statistical techniques ident...
KEY FINDING: RAST reduces intrinsic and reflex stiffness magnitude and modulation with position in SCI subjects.
Exp Neurol, 2005 • March 1, 2005
The study examined the response of endogenous oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) following ethidium bromide (EB)-induced demyelination of the adult rat spinal cord. A robust mobilization of highly...
KEY FINDING: Nkx2.2+/Olig2+ OPCs are recruited to demyelinated lesions but fail to remyelinate axons in regions lacking astrocytes.
Spinal Cord, 2011 • January 1, 2011
This study investigated patient preferences for neural prostheses (NPs) to restore bladder function in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) using choice-based conjoint (CBC) analysis. The results...
KEY FINDING: Side effects were the most important factor influencing patient choices, followed by the effectiveness of the NP on continence and voiding.
Brain and Behavior, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This review explores the neural basis of the Rubber Hand Illusion (RHI) using neurophysiological techniques like TMS, EP, ERP, and EEG, highlighting their crucial role in understanding RHI. Studies us...
KEY FINDING: TMS studies indicate that motor cortex excitability decreases when the real hand is disembodied during the RHI, and ownership of the rubber hand correlates with normal parietal-motor communication.