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Santamaria AJ, Benavides FD, Saraiva PM, Anderson KD, Khan A, Levi AD, Dietrich WD, Guest JD. Neurophysiological Changes in the First Year After Cell Transplantation in Sub-acute Complete Paraplegia. Front Neurol 2021; 11:514181. [PMID: 33536992 PMCID: PMC7848788 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.514181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Neurophysiological testing can provide quantitative information about motor, sensory, and autonomic system connectivity following spinal cord injury (SCI). The clinical examination may be insufficiently sensitive and specific to reveal evolving changes in neural circuits after severe injury. Neurophysiologic data may provide otherwise imperceptible circuit information that has rarely been acquired in biologics clinical trials in SCI. We reported a Phase 1 study of autologous purified Schwann cell suspension transplantation into the injury epicenter of participants with complete subacute thoracic SCI, observing no clinical improvements. Here, we report longitudinal electrophysiological assessments conducted during the trial. Six participants underwent neurophysiology screening pre-transplantation with three post-transplantation neurophysiological assessments, focused on the thoracoabdominal region and lower limbs, including MEPs, SSEPs, voluntarily triggered EMG, and changes in GSR. We found several notable signals not detectable by clinical exam. In all six participants, thoracoabdominal motor connectivity was detected below the clinically assigned neurological level defined by sensory preservation. Additionally, small voluntary activations of leg and foot muscles or positive lower extremity MEPs were detected in all participants. Voluntary EMG was most sensitive to detect leg motor function. The recorded MEP amplitudes and latencies indicated a more caudal thoracic level above which amplitude recovery over time was observed. In contrast, further below, amplitudes showed less improvement, and latencies were increased. Intercostal spasms observed with EMG may also indicate this thoracic “motor level.” Galvanic skin testing revealed autonomic dysfunction in the hands above the injury levels. As an open-label study, we can establish no clear link between these observations and cell transplantation. This neurophysiological characterization may be of value to detect therapeutic effects in future controlled studies.
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- Andrea J Santamaria
- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,The Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,Miller School of Medicine, The Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,The Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,The Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,The Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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Basoudan N, Rodrigues A, Gallina A, Garland J, Guenette JA, Shadgan B, Road J, Reid WD. Scalene and sternocleidomastoid activation during normoxic and hypoxic incremental inspiratory loading. Physiol Rep 2020; 8:e14522. [PMID: 32726513 PMCID: PMC7389984 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to examine scalene (SA) and sternocleidomastoid (SM) activation during normoxic (norm-ITL; FIO2 = 21%) and hypoxic (hyp-ITL; FIO2 = 15%) incremental inspiratory threshold loading (ITL). Thirteen healthy participants (33 ± 4 years, 9 female) performed two ITL tests breathing randomly assigned gas mixtures through an inspiratory loading device where the load was increased every two minutes until task failure. SA and SM root mean square (RMS) electromyography (EMG) were calculated and expressed as a percentage of maximum (RMS%max ) to reflect muscle activation intensity. Myoelectric manifestations of fatigue were characterized as decreased SA or SM EMG median frequency during maximum inspiratory pressure maneuvers before and after ITL. Dyspnea was recorded at baseline and task failure. Ventilatory parameters and mouth pressure (Pm) were recorded throughout the ITL. SA,RMS%max and SM,RMS%max increased in association with ITL load (p ≤ .01 for both). SA,RMS%max was similar between norm-ITL and hyp-ITL (p = .17), whereas SM,RMS%max was greater during the latter (p = .001). Neither SA nor SM had a decrease in EMG median frequency after ITL (p = .75 and 0.69 respectively). Pm increased in association with ITL load (p < .001) and tended to be higher during hyp-ITL compared to norm-ITL (p = .05). Dyspnea was similar during both conditions (p > .05). There was a trend for higher tidal volumes during hyp-ITL compared to norm-ITL (p = .10). Minute ventilation was similar between both conditions (p = .23). RMS,%max of the SA and SM increased linearly with increasing ITL. The presence of hypoxia only increased SM activation. Neither SA nor SM presented myoelectric manifestations of fatigue during both conditions.
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- Nada Basoudan
- Department of Physical TherapyUniversity of British Columbia (UBC)VancouverBCCanada
- College of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrhaman UniversityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine)School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation SciencesCollege of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Faculty of Health SciencesWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
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- Department of Physical TherapyUniversity of British Columbia (UBC)VancouverBCCanada
- Centre for Heart Lung InnovationUBC and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBCCanada
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- International Collaboration on Repair DiscoveriesVancouverBCCanada
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- Division of Respiratory MedicineDepartment of MedicineUniversity of British Columbia (UBC)VancouverBCCanada
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- Physical TherapyUniversity of TorontoTorontoONCanada
- KITEToronto RehabTorontoONCanada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care MedicineUniversity of TorontoTorontoONCanada
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da Fonsêca JDM, Resqueti VR, Benício K, Fregonezi G, Aliverti A. Acute Effects of Inspiratory Loads and Interfaces on Breathing Pattern and Activity of Respiratory Muscles in Healthy Subjects. Front Physiol 2019; 10:993. [PMID: 31427989 PMCID: PMC6688654 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effects of different inspiratory loads and different interfaces on the breathing pattern and activity of the respiratory muscles. Methods Twenty healthy adults were recruited and assigned to two groups (20 and 40% of the Maximal Inspiratory Pressure) by way of randomized crossover allocation. Subjects were evaluated during quiet breathing, breathing against inspiratory load, and recovery. The measurements were repeated using two different interfaces (nasal and oral). Chest wall volumes and respiratory muscle activity were assessed with optoelectronic plethysmography and surface electromyography, respectively. Results During the application of inspiratory load, significant changes were observed in the respiratory rate (p < 0.04), inspiratory time (p < 0.02), minute ventilation (p < 0.04), tidal volume (p < 0.01), end-inspiratory volume (p < 0.04), end-expiratory volume (p < 0.03), and in the activity of the scalene, sternocleiomastoid, and parasternal portion of the intercostal muscles (RMS values, p < 0.01) when compared to quiet breathing, regardless of the load level or the interface applied. Inspiratory load application yielded significant differences between using nasal and oral interfaces with an increase in the tidal volume (p < 0.01), end-inspiratory volume (p < 0.01), and electrical activity of the scalene and sternocleiomastoid muscles (p < 0.01) seen with using the nasal interface. Conclusion The addition of an inspiratory load has a significant effect on the breathing pattern and respiratory muscle electrical activity, and the effects are greater when the nasal interface is applied.
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- Jéssica Danielle Medeiros da Fonsêca
- PneumoCardioVascular Lab/HUOL, Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares and Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.,Laboratório de Inovação Tecnológica em Reabilitação, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- PneumoCardioVascular Lab/HUOL, Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares and Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.,Laboratório de Inovação Tecnológica em Reabilitação, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- PneumoCardioVascular Lab/HUOL, Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares and Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.,Laboratório de Inovação Tecnológica em Reabilitação, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- PneumoCardioVascular Lab/HUOL, Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares and Departamento de Fisioterapia Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.,Laboratório de Inovação Tecnológica em Reabilitação, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Galindo-Filho VC, Alcoforado L, Rattes C, Paiva DN, Brandão SCS, Fink JB, Dornelas de Andrade A. A mesh nebulizer is more effective than jet nebulizer to nebulize bronchodilators during non-invasive ventilation of subjects with COPD: A randomized controlled trial with radiolabeled aerosols. Respir Med 2019; 153:60-67. [PMID: 31170543 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Beneficial effects from non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in acute COPD are well-established, but the impact of nebulization during NIV has not been well described. AIM To compare pulmonary deposition and distribution across regions of interest with administration of radiolabeled aerosols generated by vibrating mesh nebulizers (VMN) and jet nebulizer (JN) during NIV. METHODS A crossover single dose study involving 9 stable subjects with moderate to severe COPD randomly allocated to receive aerosol administration by the VMN Aerogen and the MistyNeb jet nebulizer operating with oxygen at 8 lpm during NIV. Radiolabeled bronchodilators (fill volume of 3 mL: 0.5 mL salbutamol 2.5 mg + 0.125 mL ipratropium 0.25 mg and physiologic saline up to 3 mL) were delivered until sputtering during NIV (pressures of 12 cmH2O and 5 cmH2O - inspiratory and expiratory, respectively) using an oro-nasal facemask. Radioactivity counts were performed using a gamma camera and regions of interest (ROIs) were delimited. Aerosol mass balance based on counts from the lungs, upper airways, stomach, nebulizer, circuit, inspiratory and expiratory filters, and mask were determined and expressed as a percentage of the total. RESULTS Both inhaled and lung doses were greater with VMN (22.78 ± 3.38% and 12.05 ± 2.96%, respectively) than JN (12.51 ± 6.31% and 3.14 ± 1.71%; p = 0.008). Residual drug volume was lower in VMN than in JN (3.08 ± 1.3% versus 46.44 ± 5.83%, p = 0.001). Peripheral deposition of radioaerosol was significantly lower with JN than VMN. CONCLUSIONS VMN deposited > 3 fold more radioaerosol into the lungs of moderate to severe COPD patients than JN during NIV.
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- Department of Physicaltherapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Department of Physicaltherapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Department of Physicaltherapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Division of Respiratory Care, Rush Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Muniz de Souza H, Rocha T, Campos SL, Brandão DC, Fink JB, Aliverti A, de Andrade AD. Acute effects of different inspiratory efforts on ventilatory pattern and chest wall compartmental distribution in elderly women. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2016; 227:27-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Terson de Paleville DGL, McKay WB, Folz RJ, Ovechkin AV. Respiratory motor control disrupted by spinal cord injury: mechanisms, evaluation, and restoration. Transl Stroke Res 2013; 2:463-73. [PMID: 22408690 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-011-0114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Pulmonary complications associated with persistent respiratory muscle weakness, paralysis, and spasticity are among the most important problems faced by patients with spinal cord injury when lack of muscle strength and disorganization of reciprocal respiratory muscle control lead to breathing insufficiency. This review describes the mechanisms of the respiratory motor control and its change in individuals with spinal cord injury, methods by which respiratory function is measured, and rehabilitative treatment used to restore respiratory function in those who have experienced such injury.
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- Daniela G L Terson de Paleville
- Exercise Physiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA. Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Da Gama AEF, de Andrade Carvalho L, Feitosa LA, do Nascimento Junior JF, da Silva MGNM, Amorim CF, Aliverti A, Lambertz D, Rodrigues MAB, de Andrade AD. Acute effects of incremental inspiratory loads on compartmental chest wall volume and predominant activity frequency of inspiratory muscle. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2013; 23:1269-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Electromyographic activity of sternocleidomastoid muscle in patients with Parkinson’s disease. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2009; 19:591-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2007] [Revised: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 01/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Electromyographic activity of respiratory muscles: The possibility of considering diaphragmatic EMG as an isolated signal. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hutten J, van Eykern LA, Cobben JM, van Aalderen WMC. Cross talk of respiratory muscles. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2007; 158:1-2;author reply 3-4. [PMID: 17499561 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 03/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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