Cortical reorganization after spinal cord injury: always for good?

KA Moxon, A Oliviero, J Aguilar, G Foffani - Neuroscience, 2014 - Elsevier
Plasticity constitutes the basis of behavioral changes as a result of experience. It refers to
neural network shaping and re-shaping at the global level and to synaptic contacts …

Tracking changes following spinal cord injury: insights from neuroimaging

P Freund, A Curt, K Friston… - The Neuroscientist, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Traumatic spinal cord injury is often disabling and recovery of function is limited. As a
consequence of damage, both spinal cord and brain undergo anatomical and functional …

3D spheroids of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells attenuate spinal cord injury in mice

J Deng, M Li, F Meng, Z Liu, S Wang, Y Zhang… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) is an absorbing candidate for cell therapy in treating spinal
cord injury (SCI) due to its great potential for multiple cell differentiation, mighty paracrine …

Altered functional magnetic resonance imaging responses to nonpainful sensory stimulation in fibromyalgia patients

M López‐Solà, J Pujol, TD Wager… - Arthritis & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder characterized by chronic pain and enhanced
responses to acute noxious events. However, the sensory systems affected in FM may …

The contribution of sensory system functional connectivity reduction to clinical pain in fibromyalgia

J Pujol, D Macià, A Garcia-Fontanals, L Blanco-Hinojo… - PAIN®, 2014 - Elsevier
Fibromyalgia typically presents with spontaneous body pain with no apparent cause and is
considered pathophysiologically to be a functional disorder of somatosensory processing …

Tracking sensory system atrophy and outcome prediction in spinal cord injury

P Grabher, MF Callaghan, J Ashburner… - Annals of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In patients with subacute spinal cord injury (SCI), the motor system undergoes
progressive structural changes rostral to the lesion, which are associated with motor …

Regional hyperexcitability and chronic neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury

J Kang, SS Cho, HY Kim, BH Lee, HJ Cho… - Cellular and molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes maladaptive changes to nociceptive synaptic circuits within
the injured spinal cord. Changes also occur at remote regions including the brain stem …

BDNF-dependent plasticity induced by peripheral inflammation in the primary sensory and the cingulate cortex triggers cold allodynia and reveals a major role for …

K Thibault, WK Lin, A Rancillac, M Fan… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Painful experiences are multilayered, composed of sensory, affective, cognitive and
behavioral facets. Whereas it is well accepted that the development of chronic pain is due to …

Spinal direct current stimulation modulates the activity of gracile nucleus and primary somatosensory cortex in anaesthetized rats

J Aguilar, F Pulecchi, R Dilena, A Oliviero… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐Technical Summary Stimulation of the human brain with direct current is a simple but
effective neuromodulation technique that is becoming increasingly popular due to its …

Combination of activated Schwann cells with bone mesenchymal stem cells: the best cell strategy for repair after spinal cord injury in rats

DX Ban, GZ Ning, SQ Feng, Y Wang… - Regenerative …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: We aim to explore the repair effect of combined cell therapy using activated Schwann
cells (ASCs) and bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in traumatic spinal cord injury …