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Another piece of the puzzle to think about…brain stimulation Jan 17, 2014 12:48:40 GMT -8

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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 500,000 people experience spinal cord injuries (SCI) every year. Researchers at the Center for Neuroprosthetic and Brain Mind Institute in Switzerland reported that approximately half of human spinal cord injuries lead to paralysis severe enough to keep the person in a wheelchair for the rest of his or her life. An incomplete spinal cord injury is sufficient to cause severe motor impairments, but a few nerve fiber bridges remain. Can researchers figure out a way to repair these paths and help the patient regain functional movement after spinal cord injury? Read the rest of the story

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DJ Administrator STAFF Posts: 8,162 Post Likes Received: 2,829 Date Joined: July 2013 Injury: C6 - ASIA B Date Injured: June 2011 Member is: Offline Send PM	Another piece of the puzzle to think about…brain stimulation Jan 17, 2014 16:24:09 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DJ on Jan 17, 2014 16:24:09 GMT -8 Thanks for sharing grammy! Dr. Gregoire Courtine is really doing some good work, I can really see some hope based on his work

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Another piece of the puzzle to think about…brain stimulation Jan 19, 2014 14:58:48 GMT -8

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"Functional deficits of rats with 20 to 30% spared reticulospinal fibers were comparable to patients able to walk but with strong deficits in strength and speed [for example, individuals with American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS)–D scores]. MLR DBS enabled close to normal locomotion in these rats. In more extensively injured animals, with less than 10% spared reticulospinal fibers, hindlimbs were almost fully paralyzed, comparable to wheelchair-bound patients (for example, AIS-A, B, and C). With MLR DBS, hindlimb function reappeared under gravity-released conditions during swimming. We propose that therapeutic MLR DBS using the brain’s own motor command circuits may offer a potential new approach to treat persistent gait disturbances in patients suffering from chronic incomplete spinal cord injury."

stm.sciencemag.org/content/5/208/208ra146

I didn't read the study but that seems very interesting.

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Another piece of the puzzle to think about…brain stimulation

Post by grammy on Jan 17, 2014 12:48:40 GMT -8

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