Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
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Neurorehabil Neural Repair · Jul 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialHome-based balance training using the Wii balance board: a randomized, crossover pilot study in multiple sclerosis.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based rehabilitation of balance using the Nintendo Wii Balance Board System (WBBS) in patients affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). ⋯ A home-based WBBS training might potentially provide an effective, engaging, balance rehabilitation solution for people with MS. However, the risk of WBBS training-related injuries should be carefully balanced with benefits. Further studies, including cost-effectiveness analyses, are warranted to establish whether WBBS may be useful in the home setting.
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Neurorehabil Neural Repair · Jun 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor and gait improvement in incomplete spinal cord injury patients.
Incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) patients have the potential to regain some ambulatory function, and optimal reorganization of remaining circuits can contribute to this recovery. We hypothesized that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may promote active recovery of motor function during gait rehabilitation. ⋯ In incomplete SCI, 15 daily sessions of high-frequency rTMS can improve motor score, walking speed, and spasticity in the lower limbs. The study provides evidence for the therapeutic potential of rTMS in the lower extremities in SCI rehabilitation.
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Neurorehabil Neural Repair · May 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffects of task-specific and impairment-based training compared with usual care on functional walking ability after inpatient stroke rehabilitation: LEAPS Trial.
After inpatient stroke rehabilitation, many people still cannot participate in community activities because of limited walking ability. ⋯ Progressive PT, using either walking training on a treadmill and overground, conducted in a clinic, or strength and balance exercises conducted at home, was superior to UC in improving walking, regardless of severity of initial impairment.
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Neurorehabil Neural Repair · May 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyTranscranial direct current stimulation improves swallowing function in stroke patients.
Poststroke dysphagia can persist, leading to many complications. ⋯ Anodal tDCS to the ipsilesional hemisphere and simultaneous peripheral sensorimotor activities significantly improved swallowing function as assessed by the DOSS.
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Neurorehabil Neural Repair · Mar 2013
Comparative StudyThe anabolic steroid nandrolone enhances motor and sensory functional recovery in rat median nerve repair with long interpositional nerve grafts.
Recovery from peripheral nerve repair is frequently incomplete. Hence drugs that enhance nerve regeneration are needed clinically. ⋯ Nandrolone decanoate improved functional recovery in a model of deficient reinnervation.