Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neuroplasticity for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2024 • August 21, 2024
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of epidural electric stimulation in promoting motor recovery in rats with spinal cord injury, as well as to elucidate the neurophysiological mechanisms und...
KEY FINDING: Epidural electrical stimulation (eSCS) significantly improved motor function in rats with spinal cord injury, as measured by the BBB scale.
BMC Neurology, 2024 • November 13, 2024
This study is designed to investigate the optimal timing of rehabilitation interventions following acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). The primary objective is to identify a potential time windo...
KEY FINDING: The study hypothesizes that early intervention (less than 60 days post-SCI) will yield the greatest improvements in walking ability and community ambulation.
Brain Sci., 2024 • December 7, 2024
This cross-sectional study assessed baseline EEG resting state of 86 participants with SCI to identify biomarkers of neuroplasticity. Multivariate models revealed correlations between EEG oscillations...
KEY FINDING: Frontal delta asymmetry positively correlates with depression symptoms, while frontal alpha asymmetry negatively correlates with anxiety symptoms.
Healthcare, 2025 • January 26, 2025
This study investigates the relationship between Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) and various clinical, cognitive, and motor factors in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients. It uses a cross-sectional analys...
KEY FINDING: Incomplete SCI lesions are linked to increased pain sensitivity (lower PPT), suggesting altered neural processing exacerbates pain responses.
Exp Neurol, 2021 • August 1, 2021
This study investigated the effects of acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) on upper extremity function in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that a single AIH session enh...
KEY FINDING: A single AIH session improved grip and pinch strength in both hands. The peak effect occurred around 3 hours after the intervention.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • June 21, 2021
This study investigated the effects of high-frequency transspinal stimulation during robot-assisted step training on spinal neurophysiological changes in individuals with chronic motor complete SCI. T...
KEY FINDING: The long-latency TA flexion reflex was depressed in all phases of the step cycle after the combined intervention.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • June 28, 2021
This study investigates structural connectome alterations in chronic SCI patients using graph theory, revealing differences compared to uninjured individuals. The results indicate decreased betweennes...
KEY FINDING: SCI patients showed decreased betweenness centrality in specific brain regions like the left precentral gyrus and right caudal middle frontal gyrus.
Methods Protoc., 2021 • July 13, 2021
This protocol outlines a study to investigate neuromuscular plasticity induced by exoskeleton training in post-stroke individuals and controls, using EEG and EMG. The goal is to quantify brain connect...
KEY FINDING: The key innovation of the proposed protocol is in the co-registration of data from three synchronised systems (high-density EEG, surface EMG and IMU) before, during and after robot-assisted gait-training.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 • August 10, 2021
This study investigated the expression regulation of genes involved in synaptic plasticity also exploiting a data-driven approach for the analysis. We included in the study brain and SC areas outside ...
KEY FINDING: A different gene expression regulation is observed in the SC segments rostral and caudal to the lesion.
Exp Neurol, 2021 • December 1, 2021
This study combined myelin water imaging in humans and genetic fate-mapping of oligodendrocyte lineage cells in mice to investigate whether downhill locomotor rehabilitation that emphasizes eccentric ...
KEY FINDING: Downhill training increased myelin water fraction (MWF) in brain motor learning regions (postcentral, precuneus) and mixed motor and sensory tracts of the ventral cervical spinal cord in humans with SCI.