Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is extensively used in stroke motor rehabilitation. How it promotes motor recovery remains only partially understood. NMES could change muscular properties, produce ...
Tue Nov 19, 2019 02:00
Stroke is one of the main causes of long-term disability worldwide, placing a large burden on individuals and society. Rehabilitation after stroke consists of an iterative process involving assessments and spe...
Tue Nov 19, 2019 02:00
Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Brain Research BulletinAuthor(s): Patrícia Ribeiro, Mateus V. Castro, Matheus Perez, Luciana P. Cartarozzi, Aline B. Spejo, Gabriela B. Chiarotto, Taize M. Augusto, Alexandre L.R. OliveiraAbstractAfter peripheral axotomy, there is a selective retraction of synaptic terminals in contact with injured motoneurons. This process, which actively involves glial cells, is influenced by the expression of immune-related molecules. Since toll-like receptors...
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Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Brain Research BulletinAuthor(s): Quezya Mendes Camargos, Bruno Costa Silva, Daniele Gonçalves Silva, Eliana Cristina de Brito Toscano, Bruna da Silva Oliveira, Paula Maria Quaglio Bellozi, Bruna Lorrayne de Oliveira Jardim, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, Antônio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira, Lirlândia Pires Sousa, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Aline Silva de Miranda, Milene Alvarenga RachidABSTRACTDepression and anxiety have been reported as the...
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Journal of Neurotrauma, Ahead of Print.
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Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Journal of Neuroscience MethodsAuthor(s): Sikkandhar Musafargani, Sachin Mishra, Miklós Gulyás, P. Mahalakshmi, Govindaraju Archunan, Parasuraman Padmanabhan, Balázs GulyásAbstractWith the increasing concern of neurological diseases, the improvised therapy for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease is crucial. Yet, the efficacious delivery of drug across blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains a formidable challenge. BBB acts as...
Wed Nov 20, 2019 17:37
Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Journal of Neuroscience MethodsAuthor(s): Joy E. Tomlinson, Masoud Golshadi, Christopher J. Donahue, Lynn Dong, Jonathan CheethamAbstractBackgroundSchwann cells (SC) and macrophages play key roles in the response to peripheral nerve injury (PNI). Accurate isolation of such cells is essential for further analyses that can lead to better understanding of the repair process after PNI. Separation of live SC from the injury site without culture...
Wed Nov 20, 2019 17:37
Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Journal of Neuroscience MethodsAuthor(s): Ganesh B Chand, Mohamad Habes, Sudipto Dolui, John A Detre, David A Wolk, Christos DavatzikosAbstractBackgroundPerfusion MRI is an important modality in many brain imaging protocols, since it probes cerebrovascular changes in aging and many diseases; however, it may not be always available.New methodWe introduce a new method that seeks to estimate regional perfusion properties using spectral information...
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Publication date: February 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 134Author(s): Katsuhiro Tanaka, Masaya Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Okuda, Fujimaro Ishida, Hidenori SuzukiBackgroundSegmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) is a rare non-atherosclerotic, noninflammatory vascular disease, characterized by mediolysis. We report an extremely rare case of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to a ruptured blood blister–like aneurysm (BBA) of the internal carotid artery associated with SAM-related arteriopathy.Case DescriptionWe...
Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:34
Publication date: February 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 134Author(s): David Horvat, John Lovell, Jason Boulter, Abraham Sabersky, Joseph BrownBackgroundVagal nerve stimulation is a generally safe adjunctive treatment for medically refractory epilepsy. Nevertheless, reports of vocal cord dysfunction during stimulation can be found in the literature. When vagal nerve stimulation−induced vocal cord dysfunction is compounded with contralateral dysfunction, such as that which can occur after...
Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:34
Publication date: January 2020Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 133Author(s): Bartosz T. Grobelny, Michael Smith, Noel I. PerinBackgroundIdiopathic spinal cord herniation is a disorder in which the spinal cord herniates through a dural defect. We present a case in which both the standard surgical method and a salvage method failed.Case DescriptionA 36-year-old man presented with 2 years of progressive numbness and proximal hip flexion weakness of both lower extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging...
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Publication date: Available online 20 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Nicole A. Silva, Ira M. GoldsteinBackgroundMyelography, frequently supplanted by non-invasive, efficient MRI remains a useful technique when evaluating the spinal canal in nerve root avulsion, radiation therapy treatment planning, CSF loculation, and CSF leak. Myelography is achieved through a lumbar puncture and instillation of nonionic, water soluble intrathecal Omnipaque contrast. The aim of the study was to...
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Publication date: Available online 20 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Ehsan Dadgostar, Ghazal Ilami, Fatemeh Shoaee, Amin Niakan, Sara Aghabaklou, Maryam Ghadimi, Sogand Goudarzi, Maryam Dehghankhalili, Mohammad Hesam AlaviAbstractBackgroundAcute pain control after supratentorial craniotomy is considered among the most important indicators of postoperative recovery. The aim of the current study was to determine the effects of intravenous acetaminophen on...
Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:34
Publication date: Available online 20 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Roberto Rodriguez Rubio, Todd Dubnicoff, W. Caleb Rutledge, Adib A. AblaAbstractA 39-year-old man presented with a large left paramedian frontal lobe intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). CT angiography and MR imaging revealed a tangle of vessels arising from the anterior cerebral arteries (ACA) and dilated draining veins entering the superior sagittal sinus (SSS). Angiography confirmed a Spetzler-Martin Grade 3, Supplemented...
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Publication date: Available online 20 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Richard Leblanc, Mark C. Preul
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Publication date: Available online 20 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Hong-Qi Zhang, Yu-Xiang Wang, Jian-Huang Wu, Jing ChenObjectiveThe main objective of the present study was to analyse the efficacy and feasibility of surgical management for patients with mono-segmental lumbar or lumbosacral pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO) by using one stage posterior debridement, interbody graft using titanium mesh cage, posterior mono-segmental instrumentation and fusion.MethodsFrom February...
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Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Joacir Graciolli Cordeiro, Anthony Diaz, Jenna Kylene Davis, Daniel Garbin Di Luca, Ghulam Farooq, Corneliu C. Luca, Jonathan Russell JagidAbstractBackgroundDeep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is considered standard of care for the treatment of medically refractory Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The placement of brain electrodes is performed using contrast imaging to enhance blood vessel identification during stereotactic...
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Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Ady Thien, Samantha Soh, Christine Lock, Julian Xinguang Han, Min Wei Chen, Srivatsava Sunku, Jai Prashanth Rao, Beng Ti Ang, Wan Tew Seow, Nicole C. KeongAbstractObjectiveVentriculostomy-related infection (VRI) is associated with potential serious morbidity, extended hospitalization duration, increased healthcare costs, and mortality. We assessed the effectiveness of a pragmatic risk stratification pathway for...
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Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Liang-Jui Chiang, Chien-Kuo Wang, Hung-Wen Tsai, Jung-Shun Lee
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Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Harsh Deora
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