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Zhao JL, Chen PM, Zhang T, Xie H, Xiao WW, Ng SSM, Wang CH. Characteristics of central cortex and upper-limb flexors synchrony oxygenation during grasping in people with stroke: a controlled trial study protocol. Front Hum Neurosci 2024; 18:1409148. [PMID: 39268217 PMCID: PMC11390428 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1409148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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Background Upper limb motor impairment is a common consequence of stroke, and the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of rehabilitation therapy for improving upper limb function remain uncertain. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy, a reliable wearable neuroimaging technique, holds promise for investigating brain activity during functional tasks. This study aims to explore the synchronous oxygenation characteristics of the central cortex and upper-limb flexors during a grasping task and investigate the rehabilitation mechanisms of upper limb motor function in individuals with stroke. Methods Participants with stroke who demonstrate the ability to grasp and lift cubic wood blocks of different sizes (2.5cm3, 5cm3, and 10cm3) using their affected hand will be divided into three groups: A, B, and C. Each group will consist of twenty stroke patients, resulting in a total of sixty participants with stroke. Additionally, twenty matched healthy subjects will be enrolled as a control group. Comprehensive assessments will be conducted before and after the intervention, including blood oxygen parameter monitoring of the cerebral cortex and upper limb flexors using fNIRS during the grasping task. Other assessments will include MyotonPRO, the Modified Ashworth Scale, the upper extremity section of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment, the Action Research Arm Test, and the Modified Barthel Index. The study will be undertaken between January 2024 and September 2025. Conclusions The results of this trial will provide an in-depth understanding of the Characteristics of central cortex and upper-limb flexors synchronous oxygenation during grasping task and how it may relate to the rehabilitation mechanism of upper limb motor function in people with stroke. Clinical trial registration https://www.chictr.org.cn, identifier ChiCTR2400080619.
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- Jiang-Li Zhao
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yuan R, Peng Y, Ji R, Zheng Y. Comparison of the activation level in the sensorimotor cortex between motor point and proximal nerve bundle electrical stimulation. J Neural Eng 2024; 21:026029. [PMID: 38537271 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ad3850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Objective.Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is widely used for motor function rehabilitation in stroke survivors. Compared with the conventional motor point (MP) stimulation, the stimulation at the proximal segment of the peripheral nerve (PN) bundles has been demonstrated to have multiple advantages. However, it is not known yet whether the PN stimulation can increase the cortical activation level, which is crucial for motor function rehabilitation.Approach.The current stimuli were delivered transcutaneously at the muscle belly of the finger flexors and the proximal segment of the median and ulnar nerves, respectively for the MP and PN stimulation. The stimulation intensity was determined to elicit the same contraction levels between the two stimulation methods in 18 healthy individuals and a stroke patient. The functional near-infrared spectroscopy and the electromyogram were recorded to compare the activation pattern of the sensorimotor regions and the target muscles.Main Results.For the healthy subjects, the PN stimulation induced significantly increased concentration of the oxygenated hemoglobin in the contralateral sensorimotor areas, and enhanced the functional connectivity between brain regions compared with the MP stimulation. Meanwhile, the compound action potentials had a smaller amplitude and the H-reflex became stronger under the PN stimulation, indicating that more sensory axons were activated in the PN stimulation. For the stroke patient, the PN stimulation can elicit finger forces and induce activation of both the contralateral and ipsilateral motor cortex.Conclusions. Compared with the MP stimulation, the PN stimulation can induce more cortical activation in the contralateral sensorimotor areas possibly via involving more activities in the central pathway.Significance.This study demonstrated the potential of the PN stimulation to facilitate functional recovery via increasing the cortical activation level, which may help to improve the outcome of the NMES-based rehabilitation for motor function recovery after stroke.
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- Rui Yuan
- Institute of Engineering and Medicine Interdisciplinary Studies and the State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids and the Key Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis and Rehabilitation Technology of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Engineering and Medicine Interdisciplinary Studies and the State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Namgung E, Kim YH, Lee EJ, Sasaki Y, Watanabe T, Kang DW. Functional connectivity interacts with visual perceptual learning for visual field recovery in chronic stroke. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3247. [PMID: 38332042 PMCID: PMC10853510 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52778-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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A reciprocal relationship between perceptual learning and functional brain changes towards perceptual learning effectiveness has been demonstrated previously; however, the underlying neural correlates remain unclear. Further, visual perceptual learning (VPL) is implicated in visual field defect (VFD) recovery following chronic stroke. We investigated resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) in the visual cortices associated with mean total deviation (MTD) scores for VPL-induced VFD recovery in chronic stroke. Patients with VFD due to chronic ischemic stroke in the visual cortex received 24 VPL training sessions over 2 months, which is a dual discrimination task of orientation and letters. At baseline and two months later, the RSFC in the ipsilesional, interhemispheric, and contralesional visual cortices and MTD scores in the affected hemi-field were assessed. Interhemispheric visual RSFC at baseline showed the strongest correlation with MTD scores post-2-month VPL training. Notably, only the subgroup with high baseline interhemispheric visual RSFC showed significant VFD improvement following the VPL training. The interactions between the interhemispheric visual RSFC at baseline and VPL led to improvement in MTD scores and largely influenced the degree of VFD recovery. The interhemispheric visual RSFC at baseline could be a promising brain biomarker for the effectiveness of VPL-induced VFD recovery.
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- Eun Namgung
- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, USA
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- Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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Jayan J, Narayan SK, Haniffa YN, Kumar N. Somatosensory evoked potentials amplitude is enhanced after non-invasive brain stimulation in chronic ischemic stroke: Preliminary results from a randomised control trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024; 33:107418. [PMID: 37951083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of transcranial electrical and magnetic non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) protocols on somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) in chronic ischemic stroke. METHODS 33 patients were randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups of the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and/or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) protocol. SEP parameters were recorded before and after ten days of the treatment session. All the statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS version 19. RESULTS It was found that there is a statistically significant improvement in the N20-P22 mean amplitude after treatment sessions in all groups except the group where tDCS and rTMS groups were sham. On paired t-tests, the difference betweeen post and pre-stimulation SEP amplitudes for the real tDCS and real rTMS coupled group was 1.045 ± 0.732 (p value = 0.005). For sham tDCS+real rTMS group, 1.05 ± 0.96 (P = 0.04); for real tDCS+sham rTMS 0.543 ± 0.332 (P = 0.01) and for double sham stimulation, 0.204 ± 0.648 (P = 0.4) respectively CONCLUSION: In ischemic stroke patients, either or coupled true transcranial tDCS and rTMS was found to be safe and significantly enhanced the amplitude of cortical somatosensory potentials when combined with standard physiotherapy, in the interim analysis of an ongoing randomised controlled trial. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY OF INDIA CTRI/2019/11/022009 SIGNIFICANCE: The results of this research indicates the importance of RCTs in developing robust improved NIBS protocols coupled to physiotherapy to enhance the sensory-motor functional recovery following ischemic stroke.
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- Jeshma Jayan
- Department of Neurology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Neurology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, India.
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- Department of Neurology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research, Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, India
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Zhou Y, Bhatt H, Mojica CA, Xin H, Pessina MA, Rosene DL, Moore TL, Medalla M. Mesenchymal-derived extracellular vesicles enhance microglia-mediated synapse remodeling after cortical injury in aging Rhesus monkeys. J Neuroinflammation 2023; 20:201. [PMID: 37660145 PMCID: PMC10475204 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02880-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023] Open
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Understanding the microglial neuro-immune interactions in the primate brain is vital to developing therapeutics for cortical injury, such as stroke or traumatic brain injury. Our previous work showed that mesenchymal-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) enhanced motor recovery in aged rhesus monkeys following injury of primary motor cortex (M1), by promoting homeostatic ramified microglia, reducing injury-related neuronal hyperexcitability, and enhancing synaptic plasticity in perilesional cortices. A focal lesion was induced via surgical ablation of pial blood vessels over lying the cortical hand representation of M1 of aged female rhesus monkeys, that received intravenous infusions of either vehicle (veh) or EVs 24 h and again 14 days post-injury. The current study used this same cohort to address how these injury- and recovery-associated changes relate to structural and molecular interactions between microglia and neuronal synapses. Using multi-labeling immunohistochemistry, high-resolution microscopy, and gene expression analysis, we quantified co-expression of synaptic markers (VGLUTs, GLURs, VGAT, GABARs), microglia markers (Iba1, P2RY12), and C1q, a complement pathway protein for microglia-mediated synapse phagocytosis, in perilesional M1 and premotor cortices (PMC). We compared this lesion cohort to age-matched non-lesion controls (ctr). Our findings revealed a lesion-related loss of excitatory synapses in perilesional areas, which was ameliorated by EV treatment. Further, we found region-dependent effects of EVs on microglia and C1q expression. In perilesional M1, EV treatment and enhanced functional recovery were associated with increased expression of C1q + hypertrophic microglia, which are thought to have a role in debris-clearance and anti-inflammatory functions. In PMC, EV treatment was associated with decreased C1q + synaptic tagging and microglia-spine contacts. Our results suggest that EV treatment may enhance synaptic plasticity via clearance of acute damage in perilesional M1, and thereby preventing chronic inflammation and excessive synaptic loss in PMC. These mechanisms may act to preserve synaptic cortical motor networks and a balanced normative M1/PMC synaptic function to support functional recovery after injury.
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- Yuxin Zhou
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
- Center for Systems Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
- Center for Systems Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
- Center for Systems Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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Kong Y, Peng W, Li J, Zhu C, Zhang C, Fan Y. Alteration in brain functional connectivity in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment during memory task: A fNIRS study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:107280. [PMID: 37517137 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study attempted to evaluate the functional connectivity (FC) in relevant cortex areas during three memory tasks using the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) method to expound the neural mechanisms in individuals with post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI). METHODS Short-term memory and visuospatial abilities were assessed using the clock drawing test, digit span test, and Corsi Block-tapping tests with simultaneous fNIRS. The oxygenated hemoglobin concentration signals were recorded from the bilateral motor sense cortex (LMS/RMS) and prefrontal lobe (LPFT/PFT/RPFT) of 19 subjects with cognitive impairment (PSCI group), 27 stroke subjects (STR group) and 26 healthy subjects (HC group). RESULTS MMSE scores were positively correlated with the clock drawing test and digit span test scores but not with Corsi Block-tapping scores. During each test, functional connectivity between the bilateral MS (LMS/RMS) was highest within each group, but the functional connectivity between motor sense cortex and frontal lobe was lowest. PSCI group showed decreased FC between bilateral motor sense cortex (P < 0.05) and between motor sense cortex and frontal lobe (P > 0.05) during clock drawing test and Corsi Block-tapping test while decreased FC between each region of interest during digit span test with no significant difference. Functional connectivity levels were closely related to MMSE scores. CONCLUSIONS Decreased functional connectivity level may be a marker of impaired cognitive function in post-stroke cognitive impairment. The fNIRS-based functional connectivity provides a non-invasive method to recognize cognitive impairment post-stroke. Functional connectivity changes may help to further understand the neural mechanisms of cognitive impairment post stroke.
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- Ying Kong
- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139, Renmin Rd. Furong District, Changsha 410011, Hunan China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139, Renmin Rd. Furong District, Changsha 410011, Hunan China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139, Renmin Rd. Furong District, Changsha 410011, Hunan China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139, Renmin Rd. Furong District, Changsha 410011, Hunan China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139, Renmin Rd. Furong District, Changsha 410011, Hunan China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139, Renmin Rd. Furong District, Changsha 410011, Hunan China.
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Huo C, Sun Z, Xu G, Li X, Xie H, Song Y, Li Z, Wang Y. fNIRS-based brain functional response to robot-assisted training for upper-limb in stroke patients with hemiplegia. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:1060734. [PMID: 36583188 PMCID: PMC9793407 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1060734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Robot-assisted therapy (RAT) has received considerable attention in stroke motor rehabilitation. Characteristics of brain functional response associated with RAT would provide a theoretical basis for choosing the appropriate protocol for a patient. However, the cortical response induced by RAT remains to be fully elucidated due to the lack of dynamic brain functional assessment tools. Objective To guide the implementation of clinical therapy, this study focused on the brain functional responses induced by RAT in patients with different degrees of motor impairment. Methods A total of 32 stroke patients were classified into a low score group (severe impairment, n = 16) and a high score group (moderate impairment, n = 16) according to the motor function of the upper limb and then underwent RAT training in assistive mode with simultaneous cerebral haemodynamic measurement by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Functional connectivity (FC) and the hemisphere autonomy index (HAI) were calculated based on the wavelet phase coherence among fNIRS signals covering bilateral prefrontal, motor and occipital areas. Results Specific cortical network response related to RAT was observed in patients with unilateral moderate-to-severe motor deficits in the subacute stage. Compared with patients with moderate dysfunction, patients with severe impairment showed a wide range of significant FC responses in the bilateral hemispheres induced by RAT with the assistive mode, especially task-related involvement of ipsilesional supplementary motor areas. Conclusion Under assisted mode, RAT-related extensive cortical response in patients with severe dysfunction might contribute to brain functional organization during motor performance, which is considered the basic neural substrate of motor-related processes. In contrast, the limited cortical response related to RAT in patients with moderate dysfunction may indicate that the training intensity needs to be adjusted in time according to the brain functional state. fNIRS-based assessment of brain functional response assumes great importance for the customization of an appropriate protocol training in the clinical practice.
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- Congcong Huo
- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Aids Technology and System of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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van der Cruijsen J, Dooren RF, Schouten AC, Oostendorp TF, Frens MA, Ribbers GM, van der Helm FCT, Kwakkel G, Selles RW. Addressing the inconsistent electric fields of tDCS by using patient-tailored configurations in chronic stroke: Implications for treatment. Neuroimage Clin 2022; 36:103178. [PMID: 36084558 PMCID: PMC9465435 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising tool to improve and speed up motor rehabilitation after stroke, but inconsistent clinical effects refrain tDCS from clinical implementation. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the need for individualized tDCS configurations in stroke, considering interindividual variability in brain anatomy and motor function representation. We simulated tDCS in individualized MRI-based finite element head models of 21 chronic stroke subjects and 10 healthy age-matched controls. An anatomy-based stimulation target, i.e. the motor hand knob, was identified with MRI, whereas a motor function-based stimulation target was identified with EEG. For each subject, we simulated conventional anodal tDCS electrode configurations and optimized electrode configurations to maximize stimulation strength within the anatomical and functional target. The normal component of the electric field was extracted and compared between subjects with stroke and healthy, age-matched controls, for both targets, during conventional and optimized tDCS. Electrical field strength was significantly lower, more variable and more frequently in opposite polarity for subjects with stroke compared to healthy age-matched subjects, both for the anatomical and functional target with conventional, i.e. non-individualized, electrode configurations. Optimized, i.e. individualized, electrode configurations increased the electrical field strength in the anatomical and functional target for subjects with stroke but did not reach the same levels as in healthy subjects. Considering individual brain structure and motor function is crucial for applying tDCS in subjects with stroke. Lack of individualized tDCS configurations in subjects with stroke results in lower electric fields in stimulation targets, which may partially explain the inconsistent clinical effects of tDCS in stroke trials.
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- Joris van der Cruijsen
- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Delft University of Technology, dept. of Biomechanical Engineering, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands; Radboud University Medical Center, dept. of Rehabilitation, Reinier Postlaan 2, 6525 GC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Delft University of Technology, dept. of Biomechanical Engineering, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Delft University of Technology, dept. of Biomechanical Engineering, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands; University of Twente, dept. of Biomechanical Engineering, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rijndam Rehabilitation, Westersingel 300, 3015 LJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Delft University of Technology, dept. of Biomechanical Engineering, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands; Northwestern University of Chicago, dept. of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
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- Northwestern University of Chicago, dept. of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, De Boelelaan 1117, 1118, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Marins T, Tovar-Moll F. Using neurofeedback to induce and explore brain plasticity. Trends Neurosci 2022; 45:415-416. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2022.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zhang JJ, Bai Z, Fong KNK. Priming Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Hemiparetic Upper Limb After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Stroke 2022; 53:2171-2181. [PMID: 35317611 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.037870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) creates a state with increased excitability that permits treatment modalities to induce neuroplasticity and motor learning. Continuous theta burst stimulation before iTBS may induce metaplasticity and boost the facilitatory effect of iTBS. This study investigated the effects of priming iTBS (ie, applying continuous theta burst stimulation before iTBS) on poststroke hemiparetic upper limb recovery. METHODS In this randomized controlled trial, 42 patients with chronic stroke were recruited and randomly allocated to 10 sessions of either priming iTBS, nonpriming iTBS, or sham stimulation to the ipsilesional motor cortex, immediately before robot-assisted training. Outcomes included Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity, Action Research Arm Test and mean movement velocity during each robot-assisted training session. Twenty-one patients were enrolled for measuring the sensorimotor beta event-related desynchronization induced by either mirror visual feedback or movement. RESULTS The Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity scores revealed a significant time-by-group interaction (P=0.011). Priming and nonpriming iTBS were both superior to sham stimulation in post hoc comparisons; however, the superiority was diminished at follow-up. Among patients with a higher functioning upper limb, priming iTBS yielded a significantly greater improvement in Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity scores than nonpriming iTBS (P=0.025) and sham stimulation (P=0.029) did. No significant interaction was found when analyzing the Action Research Arm Test and mean movement velocity. Priming iTBS enhanced the patients' mirror visual feedback-induced high beta sensorimotor event-related desynchronization over their ipsilesional hemisphere. CONCLUSIONS Priming and nonpriming iTBS are both superior to sham stimulation in enhancing treatment gains from robot-assisted training, and patients with a higher functioning upper limb may experience more benefits from priming iTBS. Priming iTBS may facilitate poststroke motor learning by enhancing the permissiveness of the ipsilesional sensorimotor area to therapeutic sensory modalities, such as the mirror visual feedback. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifier: NCT04034069.
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- Jack Jiaqi Zhang
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR (J.J.Z., Z.B., K.N.K.F.)
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR (J.J.Z., Z.B., K.N.K.F.).,Department of Rehabilitation, Shanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center), Tongji University, China (Z.B.)
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR (J.J.Z., Z.B., K.N.K.F.)
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The cytoarchitectonic properties of the primary motor cortex have shown two distinct sub-regions: Anterior Broadmann area 4 (BA4a) and Posterior Broadmann area 4 (BA4p). Some previous studies have suggested that these two sub-regions are functionally different and showed that in few fMRI experiments, these sub-regions may have different roles in brain functions. Resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI) is advanced technique that allows investigating in detail the functional connectivity and provides a greater understanding of the physiological behavior of different brain regions. In this study, 198 healthy subjects were examined using a region-based rsfMRI analysis to investigate whether BA4a and BA4p have similar or different connections to other brain networks. The finding shows that indeed these two sub-regions have distinct connectivity to different brain networks. BA4a has a greater connection to motor-related areas while BA4p has connections to nonmotor-related areas (such as sensory, attentional, and higher order regions), suggesting that these two sub-regions should be considered as two separate regions of interests.
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Oh K, Park J, Jo SH, Hong SJ, Kim WS, Paik NJ, Park HS. Improved cortical activity and reduced gait asymmetry during poststroke self-paced walking rehabilitation. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2021; 18:60. [PMID: 33849557 PMCID: PMC8042685 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-021-00859-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background For patients with gait impairment due to neurological disorders, body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) has been widely used for gait rehabilitation. On a conventional (passive) treadmill that runs at a constant speed, however, the level of patient engagement and cortical activity decreased compared with gait training on the ground. To increase the level of cognitive engagement and brain activity during gait rehabilitation, a self-paced (active) treadmill is introduced to allow patients to actively control walking speed, as with overground walking. Methods To validate the effects of self-paced treadmill walking on cortical activities, this paper presents a clinical test with stroke survivors. We hypothesized that cortical activities on the affected side of the brain would also increase during active walking because patients have to match the target walking speed with the affected lower limbs. Thus, asymmetric gait patterns such as limping or hobbling might also decrease during active walking. Results Although the clinical test was conducted in a short period, the patients showed higher cognitive engagement, improved brain activities assessed by electroencephalography (EEG), and decreased gait asymmetry with the self-paced treadmill. As expected, increases in the spectral power of the low γ and β bands in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), premotor cortex (PMC), and supramarginal gyrus (SG) were found, which are possibly related to processing sensory data and planning voluntary movements. In addition, these changes in cortical activities were also found with the affected lower limbs during the swing phase. Since our treadmill controller tracked the swing speed of the leg to control walking speed, such results imply that subjects made substantial effort to control their affected legs in the swing phase to match the target walking speed. Conclusions The patients also showed reduced gait asymmetry patterns. Based on the results, the self-paced gait training system has the potential to train the symmetric gait and to promote the related cortical activities after stroke. Trial registration Not applicable
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- Keonyoung Oh
- Arms & Hands Lab, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Tanev KS, Federico LE, Sydnor VJ, Leveroni CL, Hassan K, Biffi A. Neuropsychiatric symptoms in a occipito-temporal infarction with remarkable long-term functional recovery. Cortex 2021; 137:205-214. [PMID: 33640852 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Posterior circulation infarctions (PCI) constitute 5-25% of ischemic strokes. PCI of the occipital lobe present with a panoply of symptoms including quadrantanopsia, topographical disorientation, and executive dysfunction. Long-term cognitive recovery after PCI is not well described. However, the adult brain is remarkably plastic, capable of adapting and remodeling. We describe a 43-year-old right-handed woman who complained of black spots in both eyes, headaches, photophobia, and a feeling she would faint. Initial neurological exam and a CT scan were normal; she was diagnosed with ocular migraine. A second neurological exam a week later showed left superior quadrantopsia; an MRI scan suggested right occipito-temporal infarct. In subsequent months, the patient complained of fatigue, quadrantanopsia, memory problems, and topographical disorientation. The patient participated in multi-modality treatment, and in self-directed arts projects and physical activities. Six years later, she reported noticeable improvements in cognition and daily functioning, which were documented on neurocognitive testing. Comparison between initial and subsequent MRIs using FreeSurfer 5.3 identified neuroplastic brain changes in areas serving similar functions to the areas injured from the stroke. The case illustrates the neuropsychiatric presentation after right occipito-temporal stroke, the value of formal and self-directed cognitive rehabilitation, the extended time to cognitive recovery, and the ability of the brain to undergo neuroplastic changes.
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Baltar A, Piscitelli D, Marques D, Shirahige L, Monte-Silva K. Baseline Motor Impairment Predicts Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Physical Therapy-Induced Improvement in Individuals with Chronic Stroke. Neural Plast 2020; 2020:8859394. [PMID: 33299400 PMCID: PMC7710411 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8859394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can enhance the effect of conventional therapies in post-stroke neurorehabilitation. The ability to predict an individual's potential for tDCS-induced recovery may permit rehabilitation providers to make rational decisions about who will be a good candidate for tDCS therapy. We investigated the clinical and biological characteristics which might predict tDCS plus physical therapy effects on upper limb motor recovery in chronic stroke patients. A cohort of 80 chronic stroke individuals underwent ten to fifteen sessions of tDCS plus physical therapy. The sensorimotor function of the upper limb was assessed by means of the upper extremity section of the Fugl-Meyer scale (UE-FM), before and after treatment. A backward stepwise regression was used to assess the effect of age, sex, time since stroke, brain lesion side, and basal level of motor function on UE-FM improvement after treatment. Following the intervention, UE-FM significantly improved (p < 0.05), and the magnitude of the change was clinically important (mean 6.2 points, 95% CI: 5.2-7.4). The baseline level of UE-FM was the only significant predictor (R 2 = 0.90, F (1, 76) = 682.80, p < 0.001) of tDCS response. These findings may help to guide clinical decisions according to the profile of each patient. Future studies should investigate whether stroke severity affects the effectiveness of tDCS combined with physical therapy.
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- Adriana Baltar
- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy
- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Sharini H, Riyahi Alam N, Khabiri H, Arabalibeik H, Hashemi H, Azimi AR, Masjoodi S. Novel FMRI-Compatible wrist robotic device for brain activation assessment during rehabilitation exercise. Med Eng Phys 2020; 83:112-122. [PMID: 32507416 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2020.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be applied to study the effects of rehabilitation strategies for neuroscience research. An MRI-wrist robot is designed and used as a clinical tool to examine the process of the brain plasticity changes. In this robot, the patient actuation is accomplished with two standard air cylinders, located inside the MRI chamber with two degrees of freedom (flexion-extension and ulna-radial deviation) with pneumatic air transmission, consisting of simple mechanism converting rotary motion to linear independently. A pilot study of brain image aiming at revealing more effective therapeutic strategies carried out to confirm the technical aspects of the development and validation. In a healthy subject, both wrist movement of robot and subject demonstrated brain activity in the contralateral primary somatosensory cortex. Because the robot does not move during the patient's body, a stand was designed to allow the wrist robot and patient to fit comfortably within the MRI machine. While all the parts of the robot were carefully selected with strict MRI compatibility requirements, the robot was tested by presenting some pilot imaging data with null effects on the image quality, as well. Finally, the possible further development of the robot has been introduced for a rehabilitation assessment.
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- H Sharini
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran; PERFORM Center, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), The institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran; Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine (RCSTM), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences(TUMS), Tehran, Iran; Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences(TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Sina MS Research Center, Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences(TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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Imaging Developmental and Interventional Plasticity Following Perinatal Stroke. Can J Neurol Sci 2020; 48:157-171. [DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2020.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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ABSTRACT:Perinatal stroke occurs around the time of birth and leads to lifelong neurological disabilities including hemiparetic cerebral palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized our understanding of developmental neuroplasticity following early injury, quantifying volumetric, structural, functional, and metabolic compensatory changes after perinatal stroke. Such techniques can also be used to investigate how the brain responds to treatment (interventional neuroplasticity). Here, we review the current state of knowledge of how established and emerging neuroimaging modalities are informing neuroplasticity models in children with perinatal stroke. Specifically, we review structural imaging characterizing lesion characteristics and volumetrics, diffusion tensor imaging investigating white matter tracts and networks, task-based functional MRI for localizing function, resting state functional imaging for characterizing functional connectomes, and spectroscopy examining neurometabolic changes. Key challenges and exciting avenues for future investigations are also considered.
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Moore TL, Bowley BGE, Pessina MA, Calderazzo SM, Medalla M, Go V, Zhang ZG, Chopp M, Finklestein S, Harbaugh AG, Rosene DL, Buller B. Mesenchymal derived exosomes enhance recovery of motor function in a monkey model of cortical injury. Restor Neurol Neurosci 2020; 37:347-362. [PMID: 31282441 DOI: 10.3233/rnn-190910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Exosomes from mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are endosome-derived vesicles that have been shown to enhance functional recovery in rodent models of stroke. OBJECTIVE Building on these findings, we tested exosomes as a treatment in monkeys with cortical injury. METHODS After being trained on a task of fine motor function of the hand, monkeys received a cortical injury to the hand representation in primary motor cortex. Twenty-four hours later and again 14 days after injury, monkeys received exosomes or vehicle control. Recovery of motor function was followed for 12 weeks. RESULTS Compared to monkeys that received vehicle, exosome treated monkeys returned to pre-operative grasp patterns and latency to retrieve a food reward in the first three-five weeks of recovery. CONCLUSIONS These results provide evidence that in monkeys exosomes delivered after cortical injury enhance recovery of motor function.
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- T L Moore
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Stemetix, Inc. Needham, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department Mathematics & Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, MI, USA
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Kato J, Yamada T, Kawaguchi H, Matsuda K, Higo N. Functional near-infrared-spectroscopy-based measurement of changes in cortical activity in macaques during post-infarct recovery of manual dexterity. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6458. [PMID: 32296087 PMCID: PMC7160113 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63617-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Because compensatory changes in brain activity underlie functional recovery after brain damage, monitoring of these changes will help to improve rehabilitation effectiveness. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has the potential to measure brain activity in freely moving subjects. We recently established a macaque model of internal capsule infarcts and an fNIRS system for use in the monkey brain. Here, we used these systems to study motor recovery in two macaques, for which focal infarcts of different sizes were induced in the posterior limb of the internal capsule. Immediately after the injection, flaccid paralysis was observed in the hand contralateral to the injected hemisphere. Thereafter, dexterous hand movements gradually recovered over months. After movement recovery, task-evoked hemodynamic responses increased in the ventral premotor cortex (PMv). The response in the PMv of the infarcted (i.e., ipsilesional) hemisphere increased in the monkey that had received less damage. In contrast, the PMv of the non-infarcted (contralesional) hemisphere was recruited in the monkey with more damage. A pharmacological inactivation experiment with muscimol suggested the involvement of these areas in dexterous hand movements during recovery. These results indicate that fNIRS can be used to evaluate brain activity changes crucial for functional recovery after brain damage.
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- Junpei Kato
- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8568, Japan.,Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan
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- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8568, Japan
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- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8568, Japan
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- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8568, Japan
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- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8568, Japan.
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Treatment with Mesenchymal-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Reduces Injury-Related Pathology in Pyramidal Neurons of Monkey Perilesional Ventral Premotor Cortex. J Neurosci 2020; 40:3385-3407. [PMID: 32241837 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2226-19.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Functional recovery after cortical injury, such as stroke, is associated with neural circuit reorganization, but the underlying mechanisms and efficacy of therapeutic interventions promoting neural plasticity in primates are not well understood. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs), which mediate cell-to-cell inflammatory and trophic signaling, are thought be viable therapeutic targets. We recently showed, in aged female rhesus monkeys, that systemic administration of MSC-EVs enhances recovery of function after injury of the primary motor cortex, likely through enhancing plasticity in perilesional motor and premotor cortices. Here, using in vitro whole-cell patch-clamp recording and intracellular filling in acute slices of ventral premotor cortex (vPMC) from rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) of either sex, we demonstrate that MSC-EVs reduce injury-related physiological and morphologic changes in perilesional layer 3 pyramidal neurons. At 14-16 weeks after injury, vPMC neurons from both vehicle- and EV-treated lesioned monkeys exhibited significant hyperexcitability and predominance of inhibitory synaptic currents, compared with neurons from nonlesioned control brains. However, compared with vehicle-treated monkeys, neurons from EV-treated monkeys showed lower firing rates, greater spike frequency adaptation, and excitatory:inhibitory ratio. Further, EV treatment was associated with greater apical dendritic branching complexity, spine density, and inhibition, indicative of enhanced dendritic plasticity and filtering of signals integrated at the soma. Importantly, the degree of EV-mediated reduction of injury-related pathology in vPMC was significantly correlated with measures of behavioral recovery. These data show that EV treatment dampens injury-related hyperexcitability and restores excitatory:inhibitory balance in vPMC, thereby normalizing activity within cortical networks for motor function.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Neuronal plasticity can facilitate recovery of function after cortical injury, but the underlying mechanisms and efficacy of therapeutic interventions promoting this plasticity in primates are not well understood. Our recent work has shown that intravenous infusions of mesenchymal-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) that are involved in cell-to-cell inflammatory and trophic signaling can enhance recovery of motor function after injury in monkey primary motor cortex. This study shows that this EV-mediated enhancement of recovery is associated with amelioration of injury-related hyperexcitability and restoration of excitatory-inhibitory balance in perilesional ventral premotor cortex. These findings demonstrate the efficacy of mesenchymal EVs as a therapeutic to reduce injury-related pathologic changes in the physiology and structure of premotor pyramidal neurons and support recovery of function.
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Debarnot U, Di Rienzo F, Daligault S, Schwartz S. Motor Imagery Training During Arm Immobilization Prevents Corticomotor Idling: An EEG Resting-State Analysis. Brain Topogr 2020; 33:327-335. [PMID: 32221707 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-020-00763-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Limb disuse causes overt, measurable alterations in motor functions. Motor imagery (MI) practice has been used as a behavioral strategy to prevent motor impairments due to limb disuse or immobilization. Yet, how MI operates at the neural level in the context of short-term limb immobilization remains understudied. We hypothesized that MI treatment applied during 12 h of arm immobilization prevents immobilization-related changes in resting-state electroencephalographic (rsEEG) power and functional connectivity. Fourteen participants first underwent rsEEG after 12 h of normal motor activity (without immobilization). Then, rsEEG recording was performed after 12 h of arm immobilization either with MI treatment or without, each condition separated by 1 week, according to a randomized within-subjects design. MI treatment consisted in performing varied visual and kinaesthetic MI exercises (5 sessions of 15 min every two hours). The results showed that in the delta, theta, alpha and beta frequency bands, interhemispheric difference in sensors power over the motor cortex (i.e. C3 vs. C4) was reduced after arm immobilization, while it did not change when MI treatment was delivered during the immobilization period. Moreover, functional connectivity across the sensors-network in the delta (1-4 Hz) and alpha (8-12 Hz) frequency bands decreased after immobilization while it was restored by MI treatment. To conclude, MI counteracts functional neural changes within and between motor regions in the context of limb immobilization. Practical applications for motor rehabilitation strategies, particularly in stroke patients, are also discussed.
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- Ursula Debarnot
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology-EA 7424, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69622, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology-EA 7424, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Huo C, Li X, Jing J, Ma Y, Li W, Wang Y, Liu W, Fan Y, Yue S, Wang Y, Li Z. Median Nerve Electrical Stimulation-Induced Changes in Effective Connectivity in Patients With Stroke as Assessed With Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2019; 33:1008-1017. [PMID: 31550986 DOI: 10.1177/1545968319875952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background. The cortical plastic changes in response to median nerve electrical stimulation (MNES) in stroke patients have not been entirely illustrated. Objective. This study aimed to investigate MNES-related changes in effective connectivity (EC) within a cortical network after stroke by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods. The cerebral oxygenation signals in the bilateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC/RPFC), motor cortex (LMC/RMC), and occipital lobe (LOL/ROL) of 20 stroke patients with right hemiplegia were measured by fNIRS in 2 conditions: (1) resting state and (2) MNES applied to the right wrist. Coupling function together with dynamical Bayesian inference was used to assess MNES-related changes in EC among the cerebral low-frequency fluctuations. Results. Compared with the resting state, EC from LPFC and RPFC to LOL was significantly increased during the MNES state in stroke patients. Additionally, MNES triggered significantly higher coupling strengths from LMC and LOL to RPFC. The interregional main coupling direction was observed from LPFC to bilateral motor and occipital areas in responding to MNES, suggesting that MNES could promote the regulation function of ipsilesional prefrontal areas in the functional network. MNES can induce muscle twitch of the stroke-affected hand involving a decreased neural coupling of the contralesional motor area on the ipsilesional MC. Conclusions. MNES can trigger sensorimotor stimulations of the affected hand that sequentially involved functional reorganization of distant cortical areas after stroke. Investigating MNES-related changes in EC after stroke may help further our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying MNES.
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- Congcong Huo
- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China.,Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Aids Technology and System of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Aids Technology and System of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Beijing, China
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Kim YH, Cho AH, Kim D, Kim SM, Lim HT, Kwon SU, Kim JS, Kang DW. Early Functional Connectivity Predicts Recovery from Visual Field Defects after Stroke. J Stroke 2019; 21:207-216. [PMID: 31161764 PMCID: PMC6549059 DOI: 10.5853/jos.2018.02999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background and Purpose We aimed to assess whether early resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) changes measured via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) could predict recovery from visual field defect (VFD) in acute stroke patients.
Methods Patients with VFD due to acute ischemic stroke in the visual cortex and age-matched healthy controls were prospectively enrolled. Serial resting-state (RS)-fMRI and Humphrey visual field (VF) tests were performed within 1 week and at 1 and 3 months (additional VF test at 6 months) after stroke onset in the patient group. The control group also underwent RS-fMRI and a Humphrey VF test. The changes in RSFCs and VF scores (VFSs) over time and their correlations were investigated.
Results In 32 patients (65±10 years, 25 men), the VFSs were lower and the interhemispheric RSFC in the visual cortices was decreased compared to the control group (n=15, 62±6 years, seven men). The VFSs and interhemispheric RSFC in the visual cortex increased mainly within the first month after stroke onset. The interhemispheric RSFC and VFSs were positively correlated at 1 month after stroke onset. Moreover, the interhemispheric RSFCs in the visual cortex within 1 week were positively correlated with the follow-up VFSs.
Conclusions Interhemispheric RSFCs in the visual cortices within 1 week after stroke onset may be a useful biomarker to predict long-term VFD recovery.
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- Yong-Hwan Kim
- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Huo C, Xu G, Li Z, Lv Z, Liu Q, Li W, Ma H, Wang D, Fan Y. Limb linkage rehabilitation training-related changes in cortical activation and effective connectivity after stroke: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6226. [PMID: 30996244 PMCID: PMC6470232 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42674-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Stroke remains the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. Rehabilitation training is essential for motor function recovery following stroke. Specifically, limb linkage rehabilitation training can stimulate motor function in the upper and lower limbs simultaneously. This study aimed to investigate limb linkage rehabilitation task-related changes in cortical activation and effective connectivity (EC) within a functional brain network after stroke by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) imaging. Thirteen stroke patients with either left hemiparesis (L-H group, n = 6) and or right hemiparesis (R-H group, n = 7) and 16 healthy individuals (control group) participated in this study. A multichannel fNIRS system was used to measure changes in cerebral oxygenated hemoglobin (delta HbO2) and deoxygenated hemoglobin (delta HHb) in the bilateral prefrontal cortices (PFCs), motor cortices (MCs), and occipital lobes (OLs) during (1) the resting state and (2) a motor rehabilitation task with upper and lower limb linkage (first 10 min [task_S1], last 10 min [task_S2]). The frequency-specific EC among the brain regions was calculated based on coupling functions and dynamic Bayesian inference in frequency intervals: high-frequency I (0.6-2 Hz) and II (0.145-0.6 Hz), low-frequency III (0.052-0.145 Hz), and very-low-frequency IV (0.021-0.052 Hz). The results showed that the stroke patients exhibited an asymmetric (greater activation in the contralesional versus ipsilesional motor region) cortical activation pattern versus healthy controls. Compared with the healthy controls, the stroke patients showed significantly lower EC (p < 0.025) in intervals I and II in the resting and task states. The EC from the MC and OL to the right PFC in interval IV was significantly higher in the R-H group than in the control group during the resting and task states (p < 0.025). Furthermore, the L-H group showed significantly higher EC from the MC and OL to the left PFC in intervals III and IV during the task states compared with the control group (p < 0.025). The significantly increased influence of the MC and OL on the contralesional PFC in low- and very-low-frequency bands suggested that plastic reorganization of cognitive resources severed to compensate for impairment in stroke patients during the motor rehabilitation task. This study can serve as a basis for understanding task-related reorganization of functional brain networks and developing novel assessment techniques for stroke rehabilitation.
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- Congcong Huo
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100086, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, 100176, China.
- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Aids Technology and System of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Beijing, 100176, China.
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- Rehabilitation Hospital, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100086, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100086, Beijing, China
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- Rehabilitation Hospital, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100086, Beijing, China.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, 100176, China.
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 100086, Beijing, China.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Engineer ND, Kimberley TJ, Prudente CN, Dawson J, Tarver WB, Hays SA. Targeted Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Rehabilitation After Stroke. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:280. [PMID: 30983963 PMCID: PMC6449801 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and in approximately 60% of individuals, upper limb deficits persist 6 months after stroke. These deficits adversely affect the functional use of the upper limb and restrict participation in day to day activities. An important goal of stroke rehabilitation is to improve the quality of life by enhancing functional independence and participation in activities. Since upper limb deficits are one of the best predictors of quality of life after stroke, effective interventions targeting these deficits may represent a means to improve quality of life. An increased understanding of the neurobiological processes underlying stroke recovery has led to the development of targeted approaches to improve motor deficits. One such targeted strategy uses brief bursts of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation to enhance plasticity and support recovery of upper limb function after chronic stroke. Stimulation of the vagus nerve triggers release of plasticity promoting neuromodulators, such as acetylcholine and norepinephrine, throughout the cortex. Timed engagement of neuromodulators concurrent with motor training drives task-specific plasticity in the motor cortex to improve function and provides the basis for paired VNS therapy. A number of studies in preclinical models of ischemic stroke demonstrated that VNS paired with rehabilitative training significantly improved the recovery of forelimb motor function compared to rehabilitative training without VNS. The improvements were associated with synaptic reorganization of cortical motor networks and recruitment of residual motor neurons controlling the impaired forelimb, demonstrating the putative neurobiological mechanisms underlying recovery of motor function. These preclinical studies provided the basis for conducting two multi-site, randomized controlled pilot trials in individuals with moderate to severe upper limb weakness after chronic ischemic stroke. In both studies, VNS paired with rehabilitation improved motor deficits compared to rehabilitation alone. The trials provided support for a 120-patient pivotal study designed to evaluate the efficacy of paired VNS therapy in individuals with chronic ischemic stroke. This manuscript will discuss the neurobiological rationale for VNS therapy, provide an in-depth discussion of both animal and human studies of VNS therapy for stroke, and outline the challenges and opportunities for the future use of VNS therapy.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Texas Biomedical Device Center, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States
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Marins T, Rodrigues EC, Bortolini T, Melo B, Moll J, Tovar-Moll F. Structural and functional connectivity changes in response to short-term neurofeedback training with motor imagery. Neuroimage 2019; 194:283-290. [PMID: 30898654 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2018] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Recent findings have been challenging current understanding of how fast the human brain change its structural and functional connections in response to training. One powerful way to deepen the inner workings of human brain plasticity is using neurofeedback (NFB) by fMRI, a technique that allows self-induced brain plasticity by means of modulating brain activity in real time. In the present randomized, double-blind and sham-controlled study, we use NFB to train healthy individuals to reinforce brain patterns related to motor execution while performing a motor imagery task, with no overt movement. After 1 h of NFB training, participants displayed increased fractional anisotropy (FA) in the sensorimotor segment of corpus callosum and increased functional connectivity of the sensorimotor resting state network. Increased functional connectivity was also observed in the default mode network. These results were not observed in the control group, which was trained with sham feedback. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of white matter FA changes following a very short training schedule (<1 h). Our results suggest that NFB by fMRI can be an interesting tool to explore dynamic aspects of brain plasticity and open new venues for investigating brain plasticity in healthy individuals and in neurological conditions.
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- T Marins
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Post-Graduate Program in Morphological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Augusto Motta University (Unisuam), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Post-Graduate Program in Morphological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Post-Graduate Program in Morphological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Sandelius Å, Cullen NC, Källén Å, Rosengren L, Jensen C, Kostanjevecki V, Vandijck M, Zetterberg H, Blennow K. Transient increase in CSF GAP-43 concentration after ischemic stroke. BMC Neurol 2018; 18:202. [PMID: 30526557 PMCID: PMC6284302 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-018-1210-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers reflect ongoing processes in the brain. Growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) is highly upregulated in brain tissue shortly after experimental ischemia suggesting the CSF GAP-43 concentration may be altered in ischemic brain disorders. CSF GAP-43 concentration is elevated in Alzheimer's disease patients; however, patients suffering from stroke have not been studied previously. METHODS The concentration of GAP-43 was measured in longitudinal CSF samples from 28 stroke patients prospectively collected on days 0-1, 2-4, 7-9, 3 weeks, and 3-5 months after ischemia and cross-sectionally in 19 controls. The stroke patients were clinically evaluated using a stroke severity score system. The extent of the brain lesion, including injury size and degrees of white matter lesions and atrophy were evaluated by CT and magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS Increased GAP-43 concentration was detected from day 7-9 to 3 weeks after stroke, compared to day 1-4 and to levels in the control group (P = 0.02 and P = 0.007). At 3-5 months after stroke GAP-43 returned to admission levels. The initial increase in GAP-43 during the nine first days was associated to stroke severity, the degree of white matter lesions and atrophy and correlated positively with infarct size (rs = 0.65, P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The transient increase of CSF GAP-43 is important to take into account when used as a biomarker for other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, GAP-43 may be a marker of neuronal responses after stroke and additional studies confirming the potential of CSF GAP-43 to reflect severity and outcome of stroke in larger cohorts are warranted.
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- Åsa Sandelius
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden. .,Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal, S-431 80, Mölndal, Sweden.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.,Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.,UK Dementia Research Institute, WC1N, London, UK.,Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden. .,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden. .,Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal, S-431 80, Mölndal, Sweden.
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Spüler M, López-Larraz E, Ramos-Murguialday A. On the design of EEG-based movement decoders for completely paralyzed stroke patients. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2018; 15:110. [PMID: 30458838 PMCID: PMC6247630 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-018-0438-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Brain machine interface (BMI) technology has demonstrated its efficacy for rehabilitation of paralyzed chronic stroke patients. The critical component in BMI-training consists of the associative connection (contingency) between the intention and the feedback provided. However, the relationship between the BMI design and its performance in stroke patients is still an open question. Methods In this study we compare different methodologies to design a BMI for rehabilitation and evaluate their effects on movement intention decoding performance. We analyze the data of 37 chronic stroke patients who underwent 4 weeks of BMI intervention with different types of association between their brain activity and the proprioceptive feedback. We simulate the pseudo-online performance that a BMI would have under different conditions, varying: (1) the cortical source of activity (i.e., ipsilesional, contralesional, bihemispheric), (2) the type of spatial filter applied, (3) the EEG frequency band, (4) the type of classifier; and also evaluated the use of residual EMG activity to decode the movement intentions. Results We observed a significant influence of the different BMI designs on the obtained performances. Our results revealed that using bihemispheric beta activity with a common average reference and an adaptive support vector machine led to the best classification results. Furthermore, the decoding results based on brain activity were significantly higher than those based on muscle activity. Conclusions This paper underscores the relevance of the different parameters used to decode movement, using EEG in severely paralyzed stroke patients. We demonstrated significant differences in performance for the different designs, which supports further research that should elucidate if those approaches leading to higher accuracies also induce higher motor recovery in paralyzed stroke patients.
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- Martin Spüler
- Department of Computer Engineering, Wilhelm-Schickard-Institute, University of Tübingen, Sand 14, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Silcherstr. 5, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Silcherstr. 5, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. .,TECNALIA, Health Technologies, Neural Enginering Laboratory, Mikeletegi Pasalekua 1, 20009, San Sebastian, Spain.
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Sizemore AE, Bassett DS. Dynamic graph metrics: Tutorial, toolbox, and tale. Neuroimage 2018; 180:417-427. [PMID: 28698107 PMCID: PMC5758445 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.06.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The central nervous system is composed of many individual units - from cells to areas - that are connected with one another in a complex pattern of functional interactions that supports perception, action, and cognition. One natural and parsimonious representation of such a system is a graph in which nodes (units) are connected by edges (interactions). While applicable across spatiotemporal scales, species, and cohorts, the traditional graph approach is unable to address the complexity of time-varying connectivity patterns that may be critically important for an understanding of emotional and cognitive state, task-switching, adaptation and development, or aging and disease progression. Here we survey a set of tools from applied mathematics that offer measures to characterize dynamic graphs. Along with this survey, we offer suggestions for visualization and a publicly-available MATLAB toolbox to facilitate the application of these metrics to existing or yet-to-be acquired neuroimaging data. We illustrate the toolbox by applying it to a previously published data set of time-varying functional graphs, but note that the tools can also be applied to time-varying structural graphs or to other sorts of relational data entirely. Our aim is to provide the neuroimaging community with a useful set of tools, and an intuition regarding how to use them, for addressing emerging questions that hinge on accurate and creative analyses of dynamic graphs.
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- Ann E Sizemore
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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The central nervous system is composed of many individual units - from cells to areas - that are connected with one another in a complex pattern of functional interactions that supports perception, action, and cognition. One natural and parsimonious representation of such a system is a graph in which nodes (units) are connected by edges (interactions). While applicable across spatiotemporal scales, species, and cohorts, the traditional graph approach is unable to address the complexity of time-varying connectivity patterns that may be critically important for an understanding of emotional and cognitive state, task-switching, adaptation and development, or aging and disease progression. Here we survey a set of tools from applied mathematics that offer measures to characterize dynamic graphs. Along with this survey, we offer suggestions for visualization and a publicly-available MATLAB toolbox to facilitate the application of these metrics to existing or yet-to-be acquired neuroimaging data. We illustrate the toolbox by applying it to a previously published data set of time-varying functional graphs, but note that the tools can also be applied to time-varying structural graphs or to other sorts of relational data entirely. Our aim is to provide the neuroimaging community with a useful set of tools, and an intuition regarding how to use them, for addressing emerging questions that hinge on accurate and creative analyses of dynamic graphs.
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- Ann E Sizemore
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Chao ZC, Sawada M, Isa T, Nishimura Y. Dynamic Reorganization of Motor Networks During Recovery from Partial Spinal Cord Injury in Monkeys. Cereb Cortex 2018; 29:3059-3073. [DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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After spinal cord injury (SCI), the motor-related cortical areas can be a potential substrate for functional recovery in addition to the spinal cord. However, a dynamic description of how motor cortical circuits reorganize after SCI is lacking. Here, we captured the comprehensive dynamics of motor networks across SCI in a nonhuman primate model. Using electrocorticography over the sensorimotor areas in monkeys, we collected broadband neuronal signals during a reaching-and-grasping task at different stages of recovery of dexterous finger movements after a partial SCI at the cervical levels. We identified two distinct network dynamics: grasping-related intrahemispheric interactions from the contralesional premotor cortex (PM) to the contralesional primary motor cortex (M1) in the high-γ band (>70 Hz), and motor-preparation-related interhemispheric interactions from the contralesional to ipsilesional PM in the α and low-β bands (10–15 Hz). The strengths of these networks correlated to the time course of behavioral recovery. The grasping-related network showed enhanced activation immediately after the injury, but gradually returned to normal while the strength of the motor-preparation-related network gradually increased. Our findings suggest a cortical compensatory mechanism after SCI, where two interdependent motor networks redirect activity from the contralesional hemisphere to the other hemisphere to facilitate functional recovery.
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- Zenas C Chao
- Department of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Human Brain Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Neural Prosthesis Project, Department of Dementia and Higher Brain Function, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Variability in stroke motor outcome is explained by structural and functional integrity of the motor system. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9480. [PMID: 29930399 PMCID: PMC6013462 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27541-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Biomarkers that represent the structural and functional integrity of the motor system enable us to better assess motor outcome post-stroke. The degree of overlap between the stroke lesion and corticospinal tract (CST Injury) is a measure of the structural integrity of the motor system, whereas the left-to-right motor cortex resting state connectivity (LM1-RM1 rs-connectivity) is a measure of its functional integrity. CST Injury and LM1-RM1 rs-connectivity each individually correlate with motor outcome post-stroke, but less is understood about the relationship between these biomarkers. Thus, this study investigates the relationship between CST Injury and LM1-RM1 rs-connectivity, individually and together, with motor outcome. Twenty-seven participants with upper limb motor deficits post-stroke completed motor assessments and underwent MRI at one time point. CST Injury and LM1-RM1 rs-connectivity were derived from T1-weighted and resting state functional MRI scans, respectively. We performed hierarchical multiple regression analyses to determine the contribution of each biomarker in explaining motor outcome. The interaction between CST Injury and LM1-RM1 rs-connectivity does not significantly contribute to the variability in motor outcome. However, inclusion of both CST Injury and LM1-RM1 rs-connectivity explains more variability in motor outcome, than either alone. We suggest both biomarkers provide distinct information about an individual’s motor outcome.
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Kuczynski AM, Dukelow SP, Hodge JA, Carlson HL, Lebel C, Semrau JA, Kirton A. Corticospinal tract diffusion properties and robotic visually guided reaching in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy. Hum Brain Mapp 2018; 39:1130-1144. [PMID: 29193460 PMCID: PMC6866356 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Perinatal stroke is the leading cause of hemiparetic cerebral palsy (CP), resulting in life-long disability. In this study, we examined the relationship between robotic upper extremity motor impairment and corticospinal tract (CST) diffusion properties. Thirty-three children with unilateral perinatal ischemic stroke (17 arterial, 16 venous) and hemiparesis were recruited from a population-based research cohort. Bilateral CSTs were defined using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and four diffusion metrics were quantified: fractional anisotropy (FA), mean (MD), radial (RD), and axial (AD) diffusivities. Participants completed a visually guided reaching task using the KINARM robot to define 10 movement parameters including movement time and maximum speed. Twenty-six typically developing children underwent the same evaluations. Partial correlations assessed the relationship between robotic reaching and CST diffusion parameters. All diffusion properties of the lesioned CST differed from controls in the arterial group, whereas only FA was reduced in the venous group. Non-lesioned CST diffusion measures were similar between stroke groups and controls. Both stroke groups demonstrated impaired reaching performance. Multiple reaching parameters of the affected limb correlated with lesioned CST diffusion properties. Lower FA and higher MD were associated with greater movement time. Few correlations were observed between non-lesioned CST diffusion and unaffected limb function though FA was associated with reaction time (R = -0.39, p < .01). Diffusion properties of the lesioned CST are altered after perinatal stroke, the degree of which correlates with specific elements of visually guided reaching performance, suggesting specific relevance of CST structural connectivity to clinical motor function in hemiparetic children.
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- Andrea M. Kuczynski
- University of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
- Section of Neurology, Department of PediatricsAlberta Children's HospitalCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- University of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
- Department of Clinical NeurosciencesHotchkiss Brain InstituteCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Section of Neurology, Department of PediatricsAlberta Children's HospitalCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Section of Neurology, Department of PediatricsAlberta Children's HospitalCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- University of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
- Department of RadiologyAlberta Children's HospitalCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- University of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
- Department of Clinical NeurosciencesHotchkiss Brain InstituteCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- University of CalgaryCalgaryAlbertaCanada
- Section of Neurology, Department of PediatricsAlberta Children's HospitalCalgaryAlbertaCanada
- Department of Clinical NeurosciencesHotchkiss Brain InstituteCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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Lasek-Bal A, Kidoń J, Błaszczyszyn M, Stasiów B, Żak A. BOLD fMRI signal in stroke patients and its importance for prognosis in the subacute disease period - Preliminary report. Neurol Neurochir Pol 2017; 52:341-346. [PMID: 29329693 DOI: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) allows for the assessment of neuronal activity through the blood-level-dependent signal. The purpose of study was to evaluate the pattern of brain activity in fMRI in patients with ischemic stroke and to assess the potential relationship between the activity pattern and the neurological/functional status. METHODS The fMRI was performed in patients up to 4th day of stroke. All the patients were analyzed according to NIHSS on 1st day and mRankin scale on 14th day of stroke, followed by analyzing of fMRI signal. RESULTS The study enrolled 13 patients at a mean age of 64.3years. Eight (61.5%) showed cerebellar activation and 2 (15.38%)- insular activation. In those who scored 0-2 on mRankin scale, the most frequently observed activity was located in the regions: the M1, SMA and PMC in the stroke hemisphere and the cerebellum. In those cases, the non-stroke hemisphere was more frequently involved in the areas: the M1 and PMC. There was a tendency for a better prognosis in relation to age <65years and activation of the SMA in the stroke hemisphere. CONCLUSION There are differences observed in the activation areas of the cerebral cortex both in the stroke and non-stroke hemispheres. More than half of the patients with hemispheric stroke but all with good outcome showed cerebellar activation. There is probable positive correlation between the BOLD-signal size, young age, activation of supplementary motor area in stroke hemisphere and good functional status of patients in the subacute period of stroke.
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- Anetta Lasek-Bal
- Department of Neurology, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
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- Invasive Cardiology and Electrocardiology, 3rd Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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- Opole University of Technology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Poland
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of Silesia Hospital No. 7, Professor Leszek Giec Upper Silesian Medical Centre, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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Mamalyga ML, Mamalyga LM. Monoamine metabolism in the brain after disruption of cerebral hemodynamics caused by acute blood loss. NEUROCHEM J+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1819712417030060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pang Q, Zhang H, Chen Z, Wu Y, Bai M, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Tu F, Liu C, Chen X. Role of caveolin-1/vascular endothelial growth factor pathway in basic fibroblast growth factor-induced angiogenesis and neurogenesis after treadmill training following focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Brain Res 2017; 1663:9-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Alahmadi AAS, Pardini M, Samson RS, Friston KJ, Toosy AT, D'Angelo E, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott CAM. Cerebellar lobules and dentate nuclei mirror cortical force-related-BOLD responses: Beyond all (linear) expectations. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 38:2566-2579. [PMID: 28240422 PMCID: PMC5413835 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The relationship between the BOLD response and an applied force was quantified in the cerebellum using a power grip task. To investigate whether the cerebellum responds in an on/off way to motor demands or contributes to motor responses in a parametric fashion, similarly to the cortex, five grip force levels were investigated under visual feedback. Functional MRI data were acquired in 13 healthy volunteers and their responses were analyzed using a cerebellum-optimized pipeline. This allowed us to evaluate, within the cerebellum, voxelwise linear and non-linear associations between cerebellar activations and forces. We showed extensive non-linear activations (with a parametric design), covering the anterior and posterior lobes of the cerebellum with a BOLD-force relationship that is region-dependent. Linear responses were mainly located in the anterior lobe, similarly to the cortex, where linear responses are localized in M1. Complex responses were localized in the posterior lobe, reflecting its key role in attention and executive processing, required during visually guided movement. Given the highly organized responses in the cerebellar cortex, a key question is whether deep cerebellar nuclei show similar parametric effects. We found positive correlations with force in the ipsilateral dentate nucleus and negative correlations on the contralateral side, suggesting a somatotopic organization of the dentate nucleus in line with cerebellar and cortical areas. Our results confirm that there is cerebellar organization involving all grey matter structures that reflect functional segregation in the cortex, where cerebellar lobules and dentate nuclei contribute to complex motor tasks with different BOLD response profiles in relation to the forces. Hum Brain Mapp 38:2566-2579, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Adnan A S Alahmadi
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL, Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Brain Connectivity Centre, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.,Brain MRI 3T Mondino Research Center, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy
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Ahn JH, Choi JH, Park JH, Kim IH, Cho JH, Lee JC, Koo HM, Hwangbo G, Yoo KY, Lee CH, Hwang IK, Cho JH, Choi SY, Kwon YG, Kim YM, Kang IJ, Won MH. Long-Term Exercise Improves Memory Deficits via Restoration of Myelin and Microvessel Damage, and Enhancement of Neurogenesis in the Aged Gerbil Hippocampus After Ischemic Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2016; 30:894-905. [PMID: 27026692 DOI: 10.1177/1545968316638444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The positive correlation between therapeutic exercise and memory recovery in cases of ischemia has been extensively studied; however, long-term exercise begun after ischemic neuronal death as a chronic neurorestorative strategy has not yet been thoroughly examined. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to investigate possible mechanisms by which exercise ameliorates ischemia-induced memory impairment in the aged gerbil hippocampus after transient cerebral ischemia. METHODS Treadmill exercise was begun 5 days after ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) and lasted for 1 or 4 weeks. The animals were sacrificed 31 days after the induction of ischemia. Changes in short-term memory, as well as the hippocampal expression of markers of cell proliferation, neuroblast differentiation, neurogenesis, myelin and microvessel repair, and growth factors were examined by immunohistochemistry and/or western blots. RESULTS Four weeks of exercise facilitated memory recovery despite neuronal damage in the stratum pyramidale (SP) of the hippocampal CA1 region and in the polymorphic layer (PoL) of the dentate gyrus (DG) after I-R. Long-term exercise enhanced cell proliferation and neuroblast differentiation in a time-dependent manner, and newly generated mature cells were found in the granule cell layer of the DG, but not in the SP of the CA1 region or in the PoL of the DG. In addition, long-term exercise ameliorated ischemia-induced damage of myelin and microvessels, which was correlated with increased BDNF expression in the CA1 region and the DG. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that long-term treadmill exercise after I-R can restore memory function through replacement of multiple damaged structures in the ischemic aged hippocampus.
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- Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
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- Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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In recent years, our understanding of motor learning, neuroplasticity and functional recovery after the occurrence of brain lesion has grown significantly. Novel findings in basic neuroscience have provided an impetus for research in motor rehabilitation. The brain reveals a spectrum of intrinsic capacities to react as a highly dynamic system which can change the properties of its neural circuits. This brain plasticity can lead to an extreme degree of spontaneous recovery and rehabilitative training may modify and boost the neuronal plasticity processes. Animal studies have extended these findings, providing insight into a broad range of underlying molecular and physiological events. Neuroimaging studies in human patients have provided observations at the systems level that often parallel findings in animals. In general, the best recoveries are associated with the greatest return toward the normal state of brain functional organization. Reorganization of surviving central nervous system elements supports behavioral recovery, for example, through changes in interhemispheric lateralization, activity of association cortices linked to injured zones, and organization of cortical representational maps. Evidence from animal models suggests that both motor learning and cortical stimulation alter intracortical inhibitory circuits and can facilitate long-term potentiation and cortical remodeling. Current researches on the physiology and use of cortical stimulation animal models and in humans with stroke related hemiplegia are reviewed in this article. In particular, electromyography (EMG) -controlled electrical muscle stimulation improves the motor function of the hemiparetic arm and hand. A multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) studies in which the hemoglobin levels in the brain were non-invasively and dynamically measured during functional activity found that the cerebral blood flow in the injured sensory-motor cortex area is greatest during an EMG-controlled FES session. Only a few idea is, however, known for the optimal timing of the different processes and therapeutic interventions and for their interactions in detail. Finding optimal rehabilitation paradigms requires an optimal organization of the internal processes of neural plasticity and the therapeutic interventions in accordance with defined plastic time windows. In this review the mechanisms of spontaneous plasticity after stroke and experimental interventions to enhance plasticity are summarized, with an emphasis on functional electrical stimulation therapy.
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- Yukihiro Hara
- The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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Marins TF, Rodrigues EC, Engel A, Hoefle S, Basílio R, Lent R, Moll J, Tovar-Moll F. Enhancing Motor Network Activity Using Real-Time Functional MRI Neurofeedback of Left Premotor Cortex. Front Behav Neurosci 2015; 9:341. [PMID: 26733832 PMCID: PMC4689787 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Neurofeedback by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a technique of potential therapeutic relevance that allows individuals to be aware of their own neurophysiological responses and to voluntarily modulate the activity of specific brain regions, such as the premotor cortex (PMC), important for motor recovery after brain injury. We investigated (i) whether healthy human volunteers are able to up-regulate the activity of the left PMC during a right hand finger tapping motor imagery (MI) task while receiving continuous fMRI-neurofeedback, and (ii) whether successful modulation of brain activity influenced non-targeted motor control regions. During the MI task, participants of the neurofeedback group (NFB) received ongoing visual feedback representing the level of fMRI responses within their left PMC. Control (CTL) group participants were shown similar visual stimuli, but these were non-contingent on brain activity. Both groups showed equivalent levels of behavioral ratings on arousal and MI, before and during the fMRI protocol. In the NFB, but not in CLT group, brain activation during the last run compared to the first run revealed increased activation in the left PMC. In addition, the NFB group showed increased activation in motor control regions extending beyond the left PMC target area, including the supplementary motor area, basal ganglia and cerebellum. Moreover, in the last run, the NFB group showed stronger activation in the left PMC/inferior frontal gyrus when compared to the CTL group. Our results indicate that modulation of PMC and associated motor control areas can be achieved during a single neurofeedback-fMRI session. These results contribute to a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of MI-based neurofeedback training, with direct implications for rehabilitation strategies in severe brain disorders, such as stroke.
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- Theo F Marins
- D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Augusto Motta University (Unisuam)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Clinic for Cognitive Neurology, University Hospital LeipzigLeipzig, Germany
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil; National Institute for Translational Neuroscience (INNT)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de Janeiro, Brazil; National Institute for Translational Neuroscience (INNT)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Alahmadi AAS, Pardini M, Samson RS, D'Angelo E, Friston KJ, Toosy AT, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott CAM. Differential involvement of cortical and cerebellar areas using dominant and nondominant hands: An FMRI study. Hum Brain Mapp 2015; 36:5079-100. [PMID: 26415818 PMCID: PMC4737094 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Motor fMRI studies, comparing dominant (DH) and nondominant (NDH) hand activations have reported mixed findings, especially for the extent of ipsilateral (IL) activations and their relationship with task complexity. To date, no study has directly compared DH and NDH activations using an event-related visually guided dynamic power-grip paradigm with parametric (three) forces (GF) in healthy right-handed subjects. We implemented a hierarchical statistical approach aimed to: (i) identify the main effect networks engaged when using either hand; (ii) characterise DH/NDH responses at different GFs; (iii) assess contralateral (CL)/IL-specific and hemisphere-specific activations. Beyond confirming previously reported results, this study demonstrated that increasing GF has an effect on motor response that is contextualised also by the use of DH or NDH. Linear analysis revealed increased activations in sensorimotor areas, with additional increased recruitments of subcortical and cerebellar areas when using the NDH. When looking at CL/IL-specific activations, CL sensorimotor areas and IL cerebellum were activated with both hands. When performing the task with the NDH, several areas were also recruited including the CL cerebellum. Finally, there were hand-side-independent activations of nonmotor-specific areas in the right and left hemispheres, with the right hemisphere being involved more extensively in sensori-motor integration through associative areas while the left hemisphere showing greater activation at higher GF. This study shows that the functional networks subtending DH/NDH power-grip visuomotor functions are qualitatively and quantitatively distinct and this should be taken into consideration when performing fMRI studies, particularly when planning interventions in patients with specific impairments.
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- Adnan A S Alahmadi
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, University College London (UCL), Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Brain Connectivity Center, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy
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- Wellcome Centre for Imaging Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- NMR Research Unit, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Brain Connectivity Center, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy
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Physical Exercise as a Diagnostic, Rehabilitation, and Preventive Tool: Influence on Neuroplasticity and Motor Recovery after Stroke. Neural Plast 2015; 2015:608581. [PMID: 26682073 PMCID: PMC4670869 DOI: 10.1155/2015/608581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Stroke remains a leading cause of adult motor disabilities in the world and accounts for the greatest number of hospitalizations for neurological disease. Stroke treatments/therapies need to promote neuroplasticity to improve motor function. Physical exercise is considered as a major candidate for ultimately promoting neural plasticity and could be used for different purposes in human and animal experiments. First, acute exercise could be used as a diagnostic tool to understand new neural mechanisms underlying stroke physiopathology. Indeed, better knowledge of stroke mechanisms that affect movements is crucial for enhancing treatment/rehabilitation effectiveness. Secondly, it is well established that physical exercise training is advised as an effective rehabilitation tool. Indeed, it reduces inflammatory processes and apoptotic marker expression, promotes brain angiogenesis and expression of some growth factors, and improves the activation of affected muscles during exercise. Nevertheless, exercise training might also aggravate sensorimotor deficits and brain injury depending on the chosen exercise parameters. For the last few years, physical training has been combined with pharmacological treatments to accentuate and/or accelerate beneficial neural and motor effects. Finally, physical exercise might also be considered as a major nonpharmacological preventive strategy that provides neuroprotective effects reducing adverse effects of brain ischemia. Therefore, prestroke regular physical activity may also decrease the motor outcome severity of stroke.
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Intracortical brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) may eventually restore function in those with motor disability after stroke. However, current research into the development of intracortical BMIs has focused on subjects with largely intact cortical structures, such as those with spinal cord injury. Although the stroke perilesional cortex (PLC) has been hypothesized as a potential site for a BMI, it remains unclear whether the injured motor cortical network can support neuroprosthetic control directly. Using chronic electrophysiological recordings in a rat stroke model, we demonstrate here the PLC's capacity for neuroprosthetic control and physiological plasticity. We initially found that the perilesional network demonstrated abnormally increased slow oscillations that also modulated neural firing. Despite these striking abnormalities, neurons in the perilesional network could be modulated volitionally to learn neuroprosthetic control. The rate of learning was surprisingly similar regardless of the electrode distance from the stroke site and was not significantly different from intact animals. Moreover, neurons achieved similar task-related modulation and, as an ensemble, formed cell assemblies with learning. Such control was even achieved in animals with poor motor recovery, suggesting that neuroprosthetic control is possible even in the absence of motor recovery. Interestingly, achieving successful control also reduced locking to abnormal oscillations significantly. Our results thus suggest that, despite the disrupted connectivity in the PLC, it may serve as an effective target for neuroprosthetic control in those with poor motor recovery after stroke.
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Ganguly K, Byl NN, Abrams GM. Neurorehabilitation: motor recovery after stroke as an example. Ann Neurol 2015; 74:373-81. [PMID: 25813243 DOI: 10.1002/ana.23994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The field of neurorehabilitation aims to translate neuroscience research toward the goal of maximizing functional recovery after neurological injury. A growing body of research indicates that the fundamental principles of neurological rehabilitation are applicable to a broad range of congenital, degenerative, and acquired neurological disorders. In this perspective, we will focus on motor recovery after acquired brain injuries such as stroke. Over the past few decades, a large body of basic and clinical research has created an experimental and theoretical foundation for approaches to neurorehabilitation. Recent randomized clinical trials all emphasize the requirement for intense progressive rehabilitation programs to optimally enhance recovery. Moreover, advances in multimodal assessment of patients with neuroimaging and neurophysiological tools suggest the possibility of individualized treatment plans based on recovery potential. There are also promising indications for medical as well as noninvasive brain stimulation paradigms to facilitate recovery. Ongoing or planned clinical studies should provide more definitive evidence. We also highlight unmet needs and potential areas of research. Continued research built upon a robust experimental and theoretical foundation should help to develop novel treatments to improve recovery after neurological injury.
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- Karunesh Ganguly
- Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Departments of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Wessel MJ, Zimerman M, Hummel FC. Non-invasive brain stimulation: an interventional tool for enhancing behavioral training after stroke. Front Hum Neurosci 2015; 9:265. [PMID: 26029083 PMCID: PMC4432668 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Stroke is the leading cause of disability among adults. Motor deficit is the most common impairment after stroke. Especially, deficits in fine motor skills impair numerous activities of daily life. Re-acquisition of motor skills resulting in improved or more accurate motor performance is paramount to regain function, and is the basis of behavioral motor therapy after stroke. Within the past years, there has been a rapid technological and methodological development in neuroimaging leading to a significant progress in the understanding of the neural substrates that underlie motor skill acquisition and functional recovery in stroke patients. Based on this and the development of novel non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques, new adjuvant interventional approaches that augment the response to behavioral training have been proposed. Transcranial direct current, transcranial magnetic, and paired associative (PAS) stimulation are NIBS techniques that can modulate cortical excitability, neuronal plasticity and interact with learning and memory in both healthy individuals and stroke patients. These techniques can enhance the effect of practice and facilitate the retention of tasks that mimic daily life activities. The purpose of the present review is to provide a comprehensive overview of neuroplastic phenomena in the motor system during learning of a motor skill, recovery after brain injury, and of interventional strategies to enhance the beneficial effects of customarily used neurorehabilitation after stroke.
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- Maximilian J Wessel
- Brain Imaging and Neurostimulation (BINS) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Hamburg , Germany
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- Brain Imaging and Neurostimulation (BINS) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Hamburg , Germany ; Institute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO) , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Brain Imaging and Neurostimulation (BINS) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Hamburg , Germany ; Favaloro University , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Bergfeldt U, Jonsson T, Bergfeldt L, Julin P. Cortical activation changes and improved motor function in stroke patients after focal spasticity therapy--an interventional study applying repeated fMRI. BMC Neurol 2015; 15:52. [PMID: 25884323 PMCID: PMC4450484 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-015-0306-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Impaired dominant hand function in stroke patients is a common clinical problem. Functional improvement after focal spasticity therapy is well documented but knowledge about central correlates is sparse. Brain activity was therefore followed during therapy with repeated functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The purpose was to analyse motor function and central nervous system (CNS) correlates in response to a standardized motor task in stroke patients after a comprehensive focal spasticity therapy. METHODS Six consecutive first-time chronic stroke patients [4 women; mean age (SD) 66 (10) years] with right-sided hand paresis and spasticity were studied. Peripheral effects after focal spasticity management including intramuscular botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections were assessed on 3 occasions (baseline, 6 and 12 weeks) with functional tests. Brain effects were assessed on the same occasions by fMRI blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) technique during a standardized motor task focusing on the motor and pre-motor cortex (Brodmann areas, BA4a, BA4p & BA6). For reference 10 healthy individuals [5 women; mean age (SD) of 51(8) years], were studied twice with ≥ 6 weeks interval. RESULTS After therapy there was a significant reduction in spasticity and functional improvement in 5 of 6 patients. In response to the motor task there was a ~1.5 - 3% increase in brain activity in the motor and pre-motor cortex. At baseline, this increase was larger in the non-injured (ipsilateral) than in the contralateral hemisphere. Compared with healthy subjects the patients showed a significantly (2-4.5 times) higher brain activity, especially on the ipsilateral side. After therapy, there was a larger decrease in the ipsilateral and a minor decrease in the contralateral response, i.e. a clear lateralization of left-to-right in a normalizing direction in all areas. CONCLUSIONS Comprehensive focal spasticity management was also in this study associated with brain reorganization in a "normalizing" left/right lateralization direction in addition to improved motor function. Furthermore, quantification of BOLD intensity in specified BAs showed reduced neuronal "over-activity" in the injured brain after therapy.
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- Ulla Bergfeldt
- Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Present address: Center for Advanced Reconstruction of Extremities, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Moelndal, House U1, 5th floor, SE- 431 80, Moelndal, Sweden.
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- SMILE, Stockholm Medical Imaging Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Diagnostic Medical Physics, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Molecular & Clinical Medicine/Cardiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- SMILE, Stockholm Medical Imaging Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Capoccia L, Sbarigia E, Rizzo AR, Pranteda C, Menna D, Sirignano P, Mansour W, Esposito A, Speziale F. Contralateral occlusion increases the risk of neurological complications associated with carotid endarterectomy. Int J Vasc Med 2015; 2015:942146. [PMID: 25705519 PMCID: PMC4326273 DOI: 10.1155/2015/942146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective. To report on the incidence and factors associated with the development of perioperative neurological complications following CEA in patients affected by carotid stenosis with contralateral occlusion (CO) and to compare results between those patients and the whole group of patients submitted to CEA at our vascular division from 1997 to 2012. Methods. Our nonrandomized prospective experience including 1639 patients consecutively submitted to CEA was retrospectively reviewed. 136 patients presented a CO contralateral to the treated carotid stenosis. Outcomes considered for analysis were perioperative neurological death rates, major and minor stroke rates, and a combined endpoint of all neurological complications. Results. CO patients more frequently were male, smokers, younger, and symptomatic (P < 0.001), presented with a preoperative brain infarct and associated peripheral arterial disease (P < 0.0001), and presented with higher perioperative major stroke rate than patients without CO (4.4% versus 1.2%, resp., P = 0.009). Factors associated with the highest neurological risk in CO patients were age >74 years and preoperative brain infarct (P = 0.03). The combination of the abovementioned factors significantly increased complication rates in CO patients submitted to CEA. Conclusions. In our experience CO patients were at high risk for postoperative neurological complications particularly when presenting association of advanced age and preoperative brain infarction.
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- Laura Capoccia
- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery “Paride Stefanini”, Policlinico Umberto I, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 155 Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Post-stroke hemiplegia rehabilitation: Evolution of the concepts. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2014; 57:520-529. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bhakta BB, Hartley S, Holloway I, Couzens JA, Ford GA, Meads D, Sackley CM, Walker MF, Ruddock SP, Farrin AJ. The DARS (Dopamine Augmented Rehabilitation in Stroke) trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of Co-careldopa treatment in addition to routine NHS occupational and physical therapy after stroke. Trials 2014; 15:316. [PMID: 25106447 PMCID: PMC4138395 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Stroke has a huge impact, leaving more than a third of affected people with lasting disability and rehabilitation remains a cornerstone treatment in the National Health Service (NHS). Recovery of mobility and arm function post-stroke occurs through re-learning to use the affected body parts and/or learning to compensate with the lesser affected side. Promising evidence suggests that the addition of Co-careldopa to physical therapy and occupational therapy may improve the recovery of arm and leg movement and lead to improved function. Methods/design Dopamine Augmented Rehabilitation in Stroke (DARS) is a multi-centre double-blind, randomised, placebo, controlled clinical trial of Co-careldopa in addition to routine NHS occupational therapy and physical therapy as part of early stroke rehabilitation. Participants will be randomised on a 1:1 basis to either Co-careldopa or placebo. The primary objective of the trial is to determine whether the addition of six weeks of Co-careldopa treatment to rehabilitation therapy can improve the proportion of patients who can walk independently eight weeks post-randomisation. Discussion The DARS trial will provide evidence as to whether Co-careldopa, in addition to routine NHS occupational and physical therapy, leads to a greater recovery of motor function, a reduction in carer dependency and advance rehabilitation treatments for people with stroke. Trial registration ISRCTN99643613 assigned on 4 December 2009.
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Muscle atrophy, voluntary activation disturbances, and low serum concentrations of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 are associated with weakness in people with chronic stroke. Phys Ther 2014; 94:957-67. [PMID: 24578521 DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The muscle weakness that is exhibited poststroke is due to a multifactorial etiology involving the central nervous system and skeletal muscle changes. Insulinlike growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) have been described as biomarkers of neuromuscular performance in many conditions. However, no information about these biomarkers is available for people with chronic hemiparesis. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate possible factors involved in muscle weakness, such as IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 serum concentrations, muscle volume, and neuromuscular performance of the knee flexors and extensors, in people with chronic hemiparesis poststroke. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed on 14 individuals poststroke who were paired with healthy controls. Mobility, function, balance, and quality of life were recorded as outcome measures. Knee flexor and extensor muscle volumes and neuromuscular performance were measured using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, dynamometry, and electromyography. The serum concentrations of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS The hemiparetic group had low serum concentrations of IGF-1 (25%) and IGFBP-3 (40%); reduced muscle volume in the vastus medialis (32%), vastus intermedius (29%), biceps femoris (16%), and semitendinosus and semimembranosus (12%) muscles; reduced peak torque, power, and work of the knee flexors and extensors; and altered agonist and antagonist muscle activation compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS Low serum concentrations of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3, deficits in neuromuscular performance, selective muscle atrophy, and decreased agonist muscle activation were found in the group with chronic hemiparesis poststroke. Both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke were considered, and the data reflect a chronic poststroke population with good function.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recovery after stroke can occur either via reductions in impairment or through compensation. Studies in humans and nonhuman animal models show that most recovery from impairment occurs in the first 1-3 months after stroke as a result of both spontaneous reorganization and increased responsiveness to enriched environments and training. Improvement from impairment is attributable to a short-lived sensitive period of postischemic plasticity defined by unique genetic, molecular, physiological, and structural events. In contrast, compensation can occur at any time after stroke. Here, we address both the biology of the brain's postischemic sensitive period and the difficult question of what kind of training (task-specific vs. a stimulating environment for self-initiated exploration of various natural behaviors) best exploits this period. RECENT FINDINGS Data suggest that three important variables determine the degree of motor recovery from impairment: the timing, intensity, and approach to training with respect to stroke onset; the unique postischemic plasticity milieu; and the extent of cortical reorganization. SUMMARY Future work will need to further characterize the unique interaction between types of training and postischemic plasticity, and find ways to augment and prolong the sensitive period using pharmacological agents or noninvasive brain stimulation.
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