Cortical Reorganization after Limb Loss: Bridging the Gap between Basic Science and Clinical Recovery

T Sparling, L Iyer, P Pasquina… - Journal of Neuroscience, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
Despite the increasing incidence and prevalence of amputation across the globe,
individuals with acquired limb loss continue to struggle with functional recovery and chronic …

Stimulation of peroneal nerves reveals maintained somatosensory representation in transtibial amputees

C Ritter, M Geisler, KR Blume, S Nehrdich… - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Several studies have found changes in the organization of the primary
somatosensory cortex (SI) after amputation. This SI reorganization was mainly investigated …

Touch localization after nerve repair in the hand: insights from a new measurement tool

M Weber, A Marshall, R Timircan… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Errors of touch localization after hand nerve injuries are common, and their measurement is
important for evaluating functional recovery. Available empirical accounts have significant …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in functional and structural brain connectivity following bilateral hand transplantation

DJ Madden, JL Merenstein, TB Harshbarger… - NeuroImage …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a surgical treatment following amputation or loss of an upper limb, nearly 200 hand
transplantations have been completed to date. We report here a magnetic resonance …

Mapping the consequence of peripheral nerve transection and repair on brain organisation and hand function

M Weber - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Full recovery is not expected after peripheral nerve repair in the upper limb. Resulting
impairments severely limit the patient's ability to use their injured hand in everyday activities …

Response to: Letter to the Editor on “Failure to Compensate: Patients With Nerve Injury Use Their Injured Dominant Hand, Even When Their Nondominant is More …

BA Philip, A Fitzpatrick, MR Thompson… - Archives of Physical …, 2023 - archives-pmr.org
Rahimibarghani on our recent article on behavioral changes after upper extremity peripheral
nerve injury (PNI). 1 Fateh and Rahimibarghani add greatly to the discussion by highlighting …