Spinal cord injury and loss of cortical inhibition

B Benedetti, A Weidenhammer, M Reisinger… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
After spinal cord injury (SCI), the destruction of spinal parenchyma causes permanent
deficits in motor functions, which correlates with the severity and location of the lesion …

Diaphragm motor-evoked potential induced by cervical magnetic stimulation following cervical spinal cord contusion in the rat

KZ Lee, LM Liou, S Vinit - Journal of Neurotrauma, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Cervical spinal injury is typically associated with respiratory impairments due to damage to
bulbospinal respiratory pathways and phrenic motoneurons. Magnetic stimulation is a non …

Rostral-caudal effect of cervical magnetic stimulation on the diaphragm motor evoked potential after cervical spinal cord contusion in the rat

KZ Lee, LM Liou, S Vinit, MY Ren - Journal of Neurotrauma, 2022 - liebertpub.com
The present study was designed to investigate the rostral-caudal effect of spinal magnetic
stimulation on diaphragmatic motor-evoked potentials after cervical spinal cord injury. The …

Neuromodulatory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on neural plasticity and motor functions in rats with an incomplete spinal cord injury: A …

SA Marufa, TH Hsieh, JC Liou, HY Chen, CW Peng - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We investigated the effects of intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) on locomotor
function, motor plasticity, and axonal regeneration in an animal model of incomplete spinal …

Exercise therapy guides cortical reorganization after midthoracic spinal contusion to enhance control of lower thoracic muscles, supporting functional recovery

B Nandakumar, GH Blumenthal, GD Disse… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Postural control is critical for locomotion, allowing for gait changes, obstacle avoidance and
navigation of rough terrain. A major problem after spinal cord injury (SCI) is regaining the …

High frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation promotes long lasting phrenic motoneuron excitability via GABAergic networks

P Michel-Flutot, LV Zholudeva, ML Randelman… - Respiratory physiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a promising, innovative, and non-
invasive therapy used clinically. Efficacy of rTMS has been demonstrated to ameliorate …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves the gait disorders of rats under simulated microgravity conditions associated with the regulation of motor …

J Yang, R Liang, L Wang, C Zheng, X Xiao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In previous studies, it has been proved that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
(rTMS) improves dyskinesia induced by conditions such as spinal cord injury, Parkinson …

Motor neuroplastic effects of a novel paired stimulation technology in an incomplete spinal cord injury animal model

M Adeel, BS Lin, HC Chen, CH Lai, JC Liou… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Paired stimulation of the brain and spinal cord can remodel the central nervous tissue
circuitry in an animal model to induce motor neuroplasticity. The effects of simultaneous …

Depolarization and Hyperexcitability of Cortical Motor Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury Associates with Reduced HCN Channel Activity

B Benedetti, L Bieler, C Erhardt-Kreutzer… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
A spinal cord injury (SCI) damages the axonal projections of neurons residing in the
neocortex. This axotomy changes cortical excitability and results in dysfunctional activity and …

Modulation of H‐reflex responses and frequency‐dependent depression by repetitive spinal electromagnetic stimulation: From rats to humans and back to chronic …

H Petrosyan, L Liang, A Tesfa, SA Sisto… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The lack of propagation of signals through survived fibers is among the major reasons for
functional loss after incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Our recent results of animal studies …