Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis

MP Powell, N Verma, E Sorensen, E Carranza… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Cerebral strokes can disrupt descending commands from motor cortical areas to the spinal
cord, which can result in permanent motor deficits of the arm and hand. However, below the …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond the brain: the systemic pathophysiological response to acute ischemic stroke

MHH Balch, SM Nimjee, C Rink, Y Hannawi - Journal of stroke, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stroke research has traditionally focused on the cerebral processes following ischemic brain
injury, where oxygen and glucose deprivation incite prolonged activation of excitatory …

Dynamics of brain connectivity after stroke

A Desowska, DL Turner - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2019 - degruyter.com
Recovery from a stroke is a dynamic time-dependent process, in which the central nervous
system reorganises to accommodate for the impact of the injury. The purpose of this paper is …

Neural substrates underlying stimulation-enhanced motor skill learning after stroke

S Lefebvre, L Dricot, P Laloux, W Gradkowski… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Motor skill learning is one of the key components of motor function recovery after stroke,
especially recovery driven by neurorehabilitation. Transcranial direct current stimulation can …

Cortico-cerebellar structural connectivity is related to residual motor output in chronic stroke

R Schulz, BM Frey, P Koch, M Zimerman… - Cerebral …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Functional imaging studies have argued that interactions between cortical motor areas and
the cerebellum are relevant for motor output and recovery processes after stroke. However …

Does stroke location predict walk speed response to gait rehabilitation?

PS Jones, VM Pomeroy, J Wang… - Human brain …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Recovery of independent ambulation after stroke is a major goal. However, which
rehabilitation regimen best benefits each individual is unknown and decisions are currently …

Finger strength, individuation, and their interaction: Relationship to hand function and corticospinal tract injury after stroke

ET Wolbrecht, JB Rowe, V Chan, ML Ingemanson… - Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The goal of this study was to determine the relative contributions of finger
weakness and reduced finger individuation to reduced hand function after stroke, and their …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in functional connectivity correlate with behavioral gains in stroke patients after therapy using a brain-computer interface device

BM Young, Z Nigogosyan, A Remsik… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is being incorporated into new stroke
rehabilitation devices, but little is known about brain changes associated with its use. We …

Interactions between the corticospinal tract and premotor–motor pathways for residual motor output after stroke

R Schulz, E Park, J Lee, WH Chang, A Lee, YH Kim… - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Brain imaging has continuously enhanced our understanding
how different brain networks contribute to motor recovery after stroke. However, the present …

[HTML][HTML] Bihemispheric-tDCS and upper limb rehabilitation improves retention of motor function in chronic stroke: a pilot study

AM Goodwill, WP Teo, P Morgan, RM Daly… - Frontiers in human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Background: Single sessions of bihemispheric transcranial direct-current stimulation
(bihemispheric-tDCS) with concurrent rehabilitation improves motor function in stroke …