Motor imagery learning across a sequence of trials in stroke patients.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of the androgen testosterone propionate (TP), on regeneration of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) after unilateral crush injury using assessment of vocal fold mobility (VFM) as a measure of behavioral recovery. METHODS:48 adult male rats underwent standardized crush injury of left...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Brown TJ,Pittman AL,Monaco GN,Benscoter BJ,Mantravadi AV,Akst LM,Jones KJ,Foecking EM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE: Nerve allografts are highly antigenic and, thus, require the continuous use of immunosuppressive drugs. FK 506 was found to pre-vent rejection successfully. However, clinically neurotoxic complications have been noted in the central and peripheral nervous system although an increased rate of axonal regenerati...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Fansa H,Keilhoff G,Horn T,Altmann S,Wolf G,Schneider W

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain can undergo self-repair and has the ability to compensate for functions lost after a stroke. The plasticity of the ischemic brain is influenced by several factors including aging and pharmacotherapy. Fluoxetine is an antidepressant which enhances serotonergic neurotransmission through selective inhibition of...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Sun Y,Sun X,Qu H,Zhao S,Xiao T,Zhao C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal neocortical block transplants were implanted into the excitotoxically ablated sensorimotor cortex of adult rats in order to examine the density of innervation and distribution of presumptive host derived afferent fibers within these transplants. Cholinergic fiber innervation was examined at 3 months post graftin...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Schulz MK,McNulty JA,Hogan TP,Zimmer J,Castro AJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Immunomodulatory agents are often combined in organ transplantation to minimize toxicity and enhance therapeutic effect. We hypothesized that combining low-dose FK506 with anti-CD40 Ligand (anti-CD40L mAb) would enhance regeneration through peripheral nerve allografts while preserving immune unresponsiveness. ...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Brenner MJ,Mackinnon SE,Rickman SR,Jaramillo A,Tung TH,Hunter DA,Mohanakumar T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following brain injury there is an excessive release of glutamate, a reduction in levels of cellular Mg+ +, and the generation of oxygen free radicals. These processes may contribute to the severity of the behavioral impairments seen following brain injury by leading to secondary neuronal degeneration. The present exp...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Hoane MR,Raad C,Barth TM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress is an important factor in the pathophysiologic changes after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Connexin43 (Cx43) was reported to contribute to cerebral damage. However, the impacts of Cx40 have not been investigated in detail. OBJECTIVE:In the present study, we hypothesized that Cx40 was involv...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Chen W,Guo Y,Yang W,Zheng P,Zeng J,Tong W

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recovery of the most basic shoulder-flexion/elbow-extension components of functional reach is critical for effective arm function following stroke. In order to understand the mechanisms of motor recovery, it is important to characterize the pattern of brain activation during the reach task. METHODS:We evaluate...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Daly JJ,Hrovat K,Holcomb J,Pundik S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Aging is believed to affect epigenetic marking of brain DNA with 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and possibly via the 5mC to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) conversion by TET (ten-eleven translocation) enzymes. We investigated the impact of aging on hippocampal DNA 5-hydroxymethylation including in the sequence of aging-...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Chen H,Dzitoyeva S,Manev H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem (ES) cells have the ability to differentiate into a variety of cell lineages. We are examining ES cell differentiation in vitro by using cDNA microarrays to generate a molecular phenotype for each cell type. El4 ES cells induced by retinoic acid after forming embryoid bodies differentiate almost exclusi...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Loring JF,Porter JG,Seilhammer J,Kaser MR,Wesselschmidt R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are one of the most common consequences of traffic accidents. Patients with mild, moderate or severe brain injuries suffer from physical, cognitive, behavioral, emotional and social problems. Most of these problems have been a long standing focus amongst practitioners and res...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Bullinger M,Azouvi P,Brooks N,Basso A,Christensen AL,Gobiet W,Greenwood R,Hütter B,Jennett B,Maas A,Truelle JL,von Wild KR,TBI Consensus Group.

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors used different kinds of peripheral nerve grafts to reconstruct a terminal branch of the brachial plexus (the median nerve) gap of adult Sprague-Dawley rats, including fresh or frozen autografts and allografts from Norway rats. They also performed acellular allograft repopulation by autogenous Schwann cells...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Accioli-De-Vaconcellos ZA,Kassar-Duchossoy L,Mira JC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This article reviews the literature on far transfer effects in training of older adults. METHODS:Adapting a taxonomy of transfer developed by Barnett and Ceci (2002), to rehabilitation or enhancement of existing cognitive skills; results of studies assessing transfer effects from training of memory, reasoning,...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Zelinski EM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are interested in the role cyclic AMP may play as a mediator of growth factor-induced gene expression in regenerating peripheral nerves. As a first step, we investigated mRNA levels and protein synthesis in intact frog dorsal root ganglia (DRG) treated with the adenylate cyclase activator, forskolin in vitro. Forsk...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Carlsen RC,De Leon M,Tetzlaff W,Parhad IM,Bisby MA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Neuroplastic alterations of cortical excitability and activity represent the likely neurophysiological foundation of learning and memory formation. Beyond their induction, alterations of these processes by subsequent modification of cortical activity, termed metaplasticity, came into the focus of...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Thirugnanasambandam N,Sparing R,Dafotakis M,Meister IG,Paulus W,Nitsche MA,Fink GR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Contralateral primary sensori-motor cortex (SM1) activation by passive movement was investigated by functional MRI (fMRI) at the early stage of stroke, to determine whether SM1 activation can be used to predict the degree of motor recovery of the hemiplegic hand. METHODS:We studied 17 stroke patients who showe...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Jang SH,Kim YH,Chang Y,Han BS,Byun WM,Chang CH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess whether insights from postural control without additional visual feedback (VFB) could be gained to explain the possible VFB effects (or non-effects) on upright stance performance. METHODS:The center-of-pressure (CP) displacements of 39 patients with a recent hemispheric stroke (93 days ± 56; mean ± s...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Rougier P,Boudrahem S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous studies demonstrated that administering extradural cortical stimulation (ECS) to rats during the acute phase of a photothrombotic infarct enhances motor recovery. However, the effect of ECS during the subacute phase was unknown. We aimed to evaluate the effects of ECS on motor recovery in a rat model o...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Chang WH,Kim H,Sun W,Kim JY,Shin YI,Kim YH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bacopa monnieri (L.) WETTST. is extensively used in traditional Indian medicine as a nerve tonic. The neuropharmacological properties of bacopaside I, an important component from B. monnieri, have not been studied so far. The present study investigated the effects and possible mechanisms of bacopaside I in a ra...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Liu X,Yue R,Zhang J,Shan L,Wang R,Zhang W

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since various studies, including multi-centre studies, investigating the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in depression have shown different results, it is now important to research, which symptoms of depression are most responsive to this kind of non-invasive brain stimulation. Furthermor...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Höppner J,Berger C,Walter U,Padberg F,Buchmann J,Herwig U,Domes G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine how age at the time of left middle cerebral artery stroke affects language lateralization in a combined sample of subjects with perinatal, childhood, and adult stroke. METHODS:19 participants who had perinatal stroke (<1 month of age), 32 with later stroke, and 51 sex-/age-matched healthy controls...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Szaflarski JP,Allendorfer JB,Byars AW,Vannest J,Dietz A,Hernando KA,Holland SK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We hypothesized that recovery of upper extremity motor function is associated with reduction of intracortical inhibition and improved reciprocal inhibition. This study examines the relationships of functional recovery in chronic stroke with the intracortical inhibition and spinal reciprocal inhibition. METHODS...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Fujiwara T,Honaga K,Kawakami M,Nishimoto A,Abe K,Mizuno K,Kodama M,Masakado Y,Tsuji T,Liu M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present work compared the behavioral outcomes of ACCS therapy delivered either intravenously (i.v.) or intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) after penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI). Histological markers for neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration were employed to investigate the potential therapeu...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Deng-Bryant Y,Readnower RD,Leung LY,Cunningham TL,Shear DA,Tortella FC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of an expanded form of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (eCIMT) that renders CIMT, originally designed for treating mild-to-moderate upper-extremity hemiparesis, suitable for treating severe hemiparesis. METHODS:Twenty-one adults ≥1 year after stroke with severe upper-extremity hemi...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Uswatte G,Taub E,Bowman MH,Delgado A,Bryson C,Morris DM,Mckay S,Barman J,Mark VW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury can result in lasting cognitive dysfunction due to degeneration of mature hippocampal neurons as well as the loss of immature neurons within the dentate gyrus. While endogenous neurogenesis affords a partial recovery of the immature neuron population, hippocampal neurogenesis may be en...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Sama DM,Carlson SW,Joseph B,Saenger S,Metzger F,Saatman KE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although neurotransmitter-based hypotheses still prevail current thinking about the mechanism of action of psychotropic drugs, recent insight into the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders has unveiled a range of new therapeutic actions of the drugs used to treat those disorders. Especially antidepressants seem to ...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Paulzen M,Veselinovic T,Gründer G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), can modify cortical excitability in a lasting fashion. The modification can be bi-directional in nature and holds considerable therapeutic promise for a number of neurological conditions. However, the effectiveness ...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Todd G,Ridding MC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients suffering from chronic disorders of consciousness (DOC), including minimally conscious state (MCS) and unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS), typically show an awareness impairment paralleled by a significant reflex hyper-excitability, which depend on the cortical deafferentation following brain-d...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Naro A,Bruno R,Leo A,Russo M,Salviera C,Bramanti A,Bramanti P,Calabrò RS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hemispatial neglect, a failure to orient to the contralateral side of the lesion, is a disabling disorder after stroke. Previously arm activation combined with visual training or visual scanning training were found effective in rehabilitation of hemispatial neglect. The aim of this study was to determine whethe...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Luukkainen-Markkula R,Tarkka IM,Pitkänen K,Sivenius J,Hämäläinen H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The illusory ownership of a fake hand as part the body follows synchronous tactile stimulation over a visible rubber hand and a covered hand. Whether brain plasticity mechanisms after sensory and motor disconnection modulates this illusion remain unexplored. METHODS:We tested a tetraplegic man after synchronou...

journal_title：Restorative neurology and neuroscience

authors： Tidoni E,Grisoni L,Liuzza MT,Aglioti SM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00