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World-first: Deep brain stimulation enables paralyzed patient to walk again
In this clinical trial, the participants received deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a region of the brain called the lateral ...
Hypothalamic DBS therapy improves recovery of lower limb movements after spinal cord injury
Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have ...
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Damage control in the nervous system: beware the immune system in spinal cord injury
These also occur after spinal cord injury (SCI), opening up new avenues ... By reevaluating the pressing problems associated with SCI from a global rather than a neurocentric perspective, advances ...
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Hypothalamic deep brain stimulation restores walking after spinal cord injury
Scientists have identified neurons in the lateral hypothalamus that can be targeted through deep brain stimulation to improve ...
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New brain therapy allows paralyzed patients to walk again: 'I feel my legs'
In a study led by EPFL (Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne) and Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland, two ...
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Epidural Analgesia
An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord ... nerve fibers adjacent to them. Depending on the location of the catheter, ...
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Part 1. Injuries to the Brachial Plexus: Mechanisms of Injury and Identification of Risk Factors
The cranial and spinal nerves of the PNS connect sensory and motor fibers of the trunk and limbs to the spinal cord and brain. Neurons in the posterior (dorsal) section of the spinal cord develop ...
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New brain therapy allows paralyzed patients to walk again: 'I feel my legs'
In a study led by EPFL (Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne) and Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland, two people with spinal cord injuries ... of nerve fibers, leading to ...