Activity-dependent plasticity and spinal cord stimulation for motor recovery following spinal cord injury

S Samejima, R Henderson, J Pradarelli… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injuries lead to permanent physical impairment despite most often being
anatomically incomplete disruptions of the spinal cord. Remaining connections between the …

[HTML][HTML] Restoring sensorimotor function through neuromodulation after spinal cord injury: progress and remaining challenges

H Zhang, Y Liu, K Zhou, W Wei, Y Liu - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major disability that results in motor and sensory impairment and
extensive complications for the affected individuals which not only affect the quality of life of …

Emergence of epidural electrical stimulation to facilitate sensorimotor network functionality after spinal cord injury

JS Calvert, PJ Grahn, KD Zhao, KH Lee - Neuromodulation: Technology at …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts signaling pathways between the
brain and spinal networks below the level of injury. In cases of severe SCI, permanent loss …

[HTML][HTML] From cortex to cord: motor circuit plasticity after spinal cord injury

AR Brown, M Martinez - Neural regeneration research, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Spinal cord injury is associated with chronic sensorimotor deficits due to the interruption of
ascending and descending tracts between the brain and spinal cord. Functional recovery …

Restoration of sensorimotor functions after spinal cord injury

V Dietz, K Fouad - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this review is to discuss the achievements and perspectives regarding
rehabilitation of sensorimotor functions after spinal cord injury. In the first part we discuss …

[HTML][HTML] Novel noninvasive spinal neuromodulation strategy facilitates recovery of stepping after motor complete paraplegia

R Siu, EH Brown, S Mesbah, F Gonnelli… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
It has been suggested that neuroplasticity-promoting neuromodulation can restore sensory-
motor pathways after spinal cord injury (SCI), reactivating the dormant locomotor neuronal …

Neuroplasticity of spinal cord injury and repair

JH Martin - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
The sudden loss of movement after spinal cord injury (SCI) is life-changing and is a major
impetus to study spinal cord motor system plasticity and devise novel repair strategies. This …

[HTML][HTML] Priming locomotor training with transspinal stimulation in people with spinal cord injury: study protocol of a randomized clinical trial

A Skiadopoulos, GO Famodimu, SK Solomon… - Trials, 2023 - Springer
Background The seemingly simple tasks of standing and walking require continuous
integration of complex spinal reflex circuits between descending motor commands and …

[HTML][HTML] And yet it moves: recovery of volitional control after spinal cord injury

G Taccola, D Sayenko, P Gad, Y Gerasimenko… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Preclinical and clinical neurophysiological and neurorehabilitation research has generated
rather surprising levels of recovery of volitional sensory-motor function in persons with …

Epidural spinal cord stimulation as an intervention for motor recovery after motor complete spinal cord injury

JT Hachmann, A Yousak, JJ Wallner… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) commonly results in permanent loss of motor, sensory, and
autonomic function. Recent clinical studies have shown that epidural spinal cord stimulation …