Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neurology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This case report investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of a 3-month FES-rowing program for a patient with Brown-Sequard Syndrome (BSS). The study found that FES-rowing was well-tolerated and ...
KEY FINDING: The patient demonstrated excellent tolerance and adherence to the FES-rowing training protocol over the 3-month period.
Surgical Neurology International, 2023 • March 17, 2023
This study presents a case series of 25 patients with chronic motor complete tSCI who underwent spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES). The study evaluated motor and cardiovascular outcomes, complica...
KEY FINDING: All participants achieved voluntary movement in the lower extremities after scES implantation.
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2023 • May 1, 2023
The study stratifies individuals with paraplegic SCI into more homogeneous subgroups using URP–CTREE. Proximal myotomes (L2 and L3) are key determinants for ambulation, differentiating walkers from no...
KEY FINDING: Proximal myotomes L2 and L3 were driving factors for the differentiation between walkers and non-walkers.
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2023 • June 1, 2023
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP). The tests were found to be valid and reliable measures of walking abi...
KEY FINDING: The Obstacles and Curb tests showed strong to very strong correlations with established measures like the 10-Meter Walk Test (10-MWT), Modified Time Up and Go test (mTUG), and Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS).
Nature Communications, 2023 • April 21, 2023
This case report describes early results of two persons with clinically sensory-motor complete and a motor complete SCI enrolled in a clinical trial investigating the effects of percutaneous SCES for ...
KEY FINDING: Percutaneous SCES enabled voluntary increased muscle activation and movement below the injury in both participants.
Sensors, 2023 • March 28, 2023
This study presents a new instrumented cycling ergometer platform (ICEP) designed for assessing functional electrical stimulation (FES) strategies in individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI). The p...
KEY FINDING: The stimulation pattern derived from the SCI subject’s force output produced 14% more power than the EMG-derived stimulation pattern.
Neurological Research and Practice, 2023 • March 30, 2023
ESCS is an established therapeutic option for chronic pain conditions. ESCS shows promise in restoring sensorimotor and autonomic function in people with SCI. Future trials are needed to prove the eff...
KEY FINDING: ESCS can partially restore lower extremity function such as standing and stepping, even in sensorimotor complete and chronic SCI.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 2023 • May 1, 2023
This study explored the potential neural mechanism of motor imagery in the rehabilitation of pediatric patients with complete spinal cord injury using task-based fMRI. The results demonstrated that mo...
KEY FINDING: Motor-related and cognitive-related brain areas were functionally preserved in pediatric patients with complete spinal cord injury during motor imagery.
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2023 • April 4, 2023
This study aimed to explore the effect of tDCS on neuropathic pain induced by SCI and its underlying mechanism, focusing on the role of microglia and cytokines. The results indicate that tDCS can effe...
KEY FINDING: tDCS treatment improved thermal withdrawal threshold and motor function in SCI rats compared to the vehicle group.
European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023 • June 1, 2023
This study validated the Assessment of Participation and Executive Functions (A-PEX) as a tool for evaluating executive function deficits through actual participation in the inpatient rehabilitation c...
KEY FINDING: The A-PEX demonstrated excellent internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from 0.83 to 0.96 for its domains and scales.