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Anti ‐inflammatory effects of ADAMTS‐4 in a mouse model of ischemic stroke
ADAMTS‐4 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs type 4) is a metalloprotease capable to degrade chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans leading to cartilage destruction during arthritis or to neuroplasticity during spinal cord injury (SCI). Although ADAMTS‐4 is an inflammatory‐regulated enzyme, its role during inflammation has never been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of ADAMTS‐4 in neuroinflammation. First, we evidenced an increase of ADAMTS‐4 expression in the ischemic brain hemisphere of mouse and human patients suffering from ischemic stroke. Then, we descri...
Source: Glia - June 14, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Sighild Lemarchant, Hiramani Dunghana, Yuriy Pomeshchik, Henri Leinonen, Natalia Kolosowska, Paula Korhonen, Katja M Kanninen, Teresa Garc ía‐Berrocoso, Joan Montaner, Tarja Malm, Jari Koistinaho Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Vitamin D profile of patients with spinal cord injury and post-stroke hemiplegia: All in the same boat.
CONCLUSIONS: Vitamin D status of patients with neurological disabilities was lower than that of controls. Non-functionally ambulatory patients had higher vitamin D insufficiency rate than functionally ambulatory patients. Preventative measures including adequate supplementation of vitamin D should be directed to neurologically disabled subjects, particularly those with non-functional ambulation. PMID: 26406185 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation - November 3, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil Source Type: research

O-2-6-15. Immediate effects of anodal tDCS combined with patterned electrical stimulation on gait performance in patients with stroke
This study aimed to examine the immediate effects of anodal tDCS combined with PES on gait performance in patients with stroke. Twelve patients with subacute stroke participated in this double-masked, sham-controlled cross-over study. They randomly participated in the following sessions on separate days: (1) anodal tDCS+PES; (2) anodal tDCS+sham PES; (3) sham tDCS+PES.
Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - August 17, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Tomofumi Yamaguchi, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Kazuhei Maeda, Tsuyoshi Tatemoto, Shigeo Tanabe, Yoko Takahashi, Katsuhiro Mizuno, Yoshihisa Masakado, Meigen Liu Source Type: research

Medline buys Canadian stroke rehab device maker NeuroGym
Medline has acquired physical therapy and rehabilitation equipment maker NeuroGym Technologies of Ottawa. NeuroGym’s equipment is designed for people who have had a stroke or other traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, chronic neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, balance issues and/or the need for fall prevention therapy. The equipment requires the patient to initiate movement, which the company says can help rewire the brain and speed recovery. It includes a sit-to-stand trainer, bungee mobility trainer to re-teach walking and improve balance, a pendulum stepper for lower extremity strength and r...
Source: Mass Device - July 11, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Blog Source Type: news

Cognitive, Emotional, and Physical Functioning as Predictors of Paid Employment in People With Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Spinal Cord Injury.
CONCLUSION: Executive functioning, in particular sequencing and inhibitory control, strongly predicts employment and highlights the importance of cognitive strategy training during occupational therapy with people who have sustained neurological injuries. PMID: 30915962 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - February 28, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Wong AWK, Chen C, Baum MC, Heaton RK, Goodman B, Heinemann AW Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: research

Measures used to assess impact of providing care among informal caregivers of persons with stroke, spinal cord injury, or amputation: a systematic review.
Conclusions: There is a wide variety of impact of caregiving measures. The present study provided a detailed overview of what is known about clinimetric characteristics of 18 different measures repeatedly used in research. The overview provides clinicians a guidance of appropriate measure selection. PROSPERO registration: CRD42018094796 IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Clinicians should be aware that information about measure development and clinimetric properties for most measures used to assess impact of informal caregiving is incomplete. Most supporting evidence was found for the Zarit Burden Interview Short Form, Caregi...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - July 30, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Scholten EWM, Hillebregt CF, Ketelaar M, Visser-Meily JMA, Post MWM Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

End-user and clinician perspectives on the viability of wearable functional electrical stimulation garments after stroke and spinal cord injury.
Conclusions: The insights obtained from end-users and clinicians provide guidelines to optimize the development of novel FES-garments, and strategies for bringing the device to the market. The themes identified can serve to inform other rehabilitation and assistive technology developers with processes and ideas on how to meet these groups' needs. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Participants with neurological paralysis have interest and critical views on new rehabilitation and assistive technology, and the repercussions of using new technologies to address their function, health and wellbeing. The FES-garment design present...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - October 7, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Moineau B, Myers M, Ali SS, Popovic MR, Hitzig SL Tags: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol Source Type: research

Clinical Practice Guideline to Improve Locomotor Function Following Chronic Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, and Brain Injury
Discussion: The collective findings suggest that large amounts of task-specific (ie, locomotor) practice may be critical for improvements in walking function, although only at higher cardiovascular intensities or with augmented feedback to increase patient's engagement. Lower-intensity walking interventions or impairment-based training strategies demonstrated equivocal or limited efficacy. Limitations: As walking speed and distance were primary outcomes, the research participants included in the studies walked without substantial physical assistance. This guideline may not apply to patients with limited ambulatory fun...
Source: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy - December 17, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Tags: Clinical Practice Guidelines Source Type: research

Defining and Managing Pain in Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.
Abstract Neurologic conditions such as stroke and traumatic brain injury are challenging conditions to study in humans. Animal models are necessary to uncover disease processes and develop novel therapies. When attempting to model these or other neurologic diseases, the accompanying anesthesia and analgesia create variables that are not part of the onset of the clinical disease in the human population but are critical components of the postinjury care both in humans and animals. To maximize model validity, researchers must consider whether the disease process or a novel therapy is being studied. Damage to the neur...
Source: Comparative Medicine - December 19, 2019 Category: Zoology Authors: Larson CM, Wilcox GL, Fairbanks CA Tags: Comp Med Source Type: research

Cardiovascular disease and spinal cord injury: Results from a national population health survey
Conclusions: These remarkably heightened odds highlight the exigent need for targeted interventions and prevention strategies addressing modifiable risk factors for CVD in individuals with SCI.
Source: Neurology - August 19, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Cragg, J. J., Noonan, V. K., Krassioukov, A., Borisoff, J. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Spinal Cord, Spinal cord trauma; see Trauma/spinal cord trauma, Prevalence studies ARTICLE Source Type: research

Unusual complication of vertebral arterial dissection
Discussion This patient had subacute onset of cervical cord infarction. The history and MRI findings were in keeping with cervical dissection. The vertebral artery is most vulnerable as it travels in the vertebral foramen and makes a curvature at C1–2 and dissection at this point usually causing cerebellar infarction and lateral medullary syndrome. A spinal cord infarct may occur if the extra–cranial vertebral artery is involved. Intracranial vertebral arterial dissection has a poor prognosis for neurological recovery but are usually not fatal. Extracranial VAD may cause spinal cord infarction but respiratory f...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - October 9, 2013 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Shanmugam, S., Pullicino, P., Strandvik, G. Tags: Brain stem / cerebellum, Neuroimaging, Neurological injury, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Trauma CNS / PNS, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Injury Association of British Neurologists (ABN) joint meeting with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), London, 23-24 Octob Source Type: research

Molecular medicine and the art of brain repair
Stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury claim patients in an instant from the ranks of the whole and independent and render them mentally or physically impaired. Once patients with acute diseases of the brain and nervous system are medically stabilized, they embark on neurorehabilitation, which reflects a medical past of longer admissions and deep personal interactions between staff and patients. Because neurorehabilitation stands apart from the trajectory of acute medical illness, its current practice remains a mystery for many physicians.In the book of shadows the first page is dark and the second darker s...
Source: Neurology - December 9, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Carmichael, S. T. Tags: All Clinical Neurology, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, All Rehabilitation, Plasticity, Brain trauma REFLECTIONS: NEUROLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES Source Type: research

Acute neurology in the emergency department
A 66-year-old woman presented with sudden onset tearing interscapular pain 1 h after gentle neck exercises. Over the next 3 h, she developed flaccid left arm and leg paralysis and a left Horner's syndrome. Her initial CT scan revealed no evidence of cerebral ischaemia or aortic/carotid dissection but did reveal what was thought to be a calcified arteriovenous malformation in the right frontal lobe. Thrombolysis for a presumed acute stroke was considered but not initiated. By 5 h, the patient had lost light touch sensation and proprioception of her left side, and additionally she developed grade 3/5 right-sid...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - December 22, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mertes, S. C. Tags: Eye Diseases, Spinal cord injury, Pain (neurology), Spinal cord, Stroke, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Ethics, Trauma Images in emergency medicine Source Type: research

Computers enable researchers to "see" neurons to better understand brain function
A study conducted by local high school students and faculty from the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis reveals new information about the motor circuits of the brain that may one day help those developing therapies to treat conditions such as stroke, schizophrenia, spinal cord injury or Alzheimer's disease."MRI and CAT scans of the human brain can tell us many things about the structure of this most complicated of organs, formed of trillions of neurons and the synapses via which they communicate.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Environmental Factors Item Development for Persons with Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury
To describe methods used in operationalizing environmental factors, to describe the results of a research project to develop measures of environmental factors that affect participation, and to define an initial item set of facilitators and barriers to participation following stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - December 30, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Allen W. Heinemann, Susan Magasi, Joy Hammel, Noelle E. Carlozzi, Sofia F. Garcia, Elizabeth A. Hahn, Jin-Shei Lai, David Tulsky, David B. Gray, Holly Hollingsworth, Sara Jerousek Source Type: research