Brainstem reflexes in neuro-Behçet disease
Publication date: Available online 11 November 2019Source: Neurophysiologie CliniqueAuthor(s): Yasemin Akıncı, Furkan Asan, Melis Sohtaoğlu, Melih Tütüncü, Uğur Uygunoğlu, Sabahattin Saip, Ayşegül Gündüz, Meral E. KızıltanSummaryWe hypothesized that brainstem responses may allow detection of functional brainstem changes in patients with neuro-Behçet Disease (NBD). Thus, we recorded electrically-induced blink reflex (eBR), auditory blink reflex (aBR) and electrically-induced masseter inhibitory reflex (eMIR) in 16 patients with NBD. However, these neurophysiological tests proved to have a poor overall se...
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - November 12, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
The effects of neck muscle vibration on postural orientation and spatial perception: A systematic review
DiscussionNMV modulates both spatial and postural bias and could thus be proposed as a tool in rehabilitative therapy. However, due to the heterogeneity of published data and the various significant shortfalls highlighted, current research does not allow clear guidelines to be proposed. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - November 12, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Visual event-related potentials in external emotional conditions in bipolar disorders I and II
ConclusionsAutomatic attention during Happiness and Fear, and voluntary attention during Disgust and Erotica conditions were impaired in BD I; and voluntary attention during Disgust, Happiness, Erotica and Neutral conditions was impaired in BD II. Our study illustrates different patterns of visual attentional deficits associated with different external emotional stimuli in BD I and BD II. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - November 10, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Type-1 diabetes shapes working memory processing strategies
ConclusionsThese results reflect adaptive WM-processing mechanisms in which cognitive strategies have evolved in T1D patients in order to meet task demands. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - November 9, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Split-hand phenomenon quantified by the motor unit number index for distinguishing cervical spondylotic amyotrophy from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ConclusionsBoth AA and SHI measured by two different methods are useful in distinguishing ALS from CSA, and those quantified by MUNIX may be a better differential diagnostic marker to provide an accurate and noninvasive additional test for distinguishing CSA from ALS, even in their early stages. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - October 12, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
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Publication date: September 2019Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique, Volume 49, Issue 4Author(s): (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - September 12, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
A single session of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation applied over the affected primary motor cortex does not alter gait parameters in chronic stroke survivors
ConclusionA single session of a-tDCS delivered to the leg motor cortex did not immediately improve gait parameters in individuals with chronic stroke, regardless of their BDNF genotype. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 31, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
A practical algorithm for using rTMS to treat patients with chronic pain
Publication date: Available online 30 July 2019Source: Neurophysiologie CliniqueAuthor(s): Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur, Jean-Paul NguyenSummaryHigh-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the primary motor cortex has a good level of evidence of efficacy as a method for providing analgesic effects in patients with chronic pain. However, there is still no consensus regarding the parameters of stimulation to use and the detailed protocol to apply for therapeutic practice. In this article, we review the main technical points to address, and we propose a practical algorithm of how to use rTMS for chronic pai...
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 31, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Techniques innovantes en imagerie et encephalopathies épileptiques
Publication date: Available online 29 July 2019Source: Neurophysiologie CliniqueAuthor(s): A. KaminskaL’opportunité d’imager la connectivité fonctionnelle à l’échelle du cerveau par l’IRM f-EEG et l’EEG en haute résolution, permet d’étudier les réseaux neuronaux pathologiques qui sous-tendent les encéphalopathies épileptiques ainsi que leur impact sur les réseaux physiologiques. Ainsi dans les « encéphalopathies épileptiques liées à l’âge » : syndrome de West (SW), Lennox-Gastaut (LG) et Pointe-Ondes Continues du Sommeil (POCS), caractérisés chacun par des patterns électro-cliniques spÃ...
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Towards a refined model of mindfulness related to consciousness: A systematic review of ERPs findings
ConclusionWe conclude with several working hypotheses that could direct future research in mindfulness and give some leads about how to clarify these hypotheses. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Imagerie par résonance magnétique dans le cadre des atteintes nerveuses périphériques proximales
Publication date: Available online 29 July 2019Source: Neurophysiologie CliniqueAuthor(s): J. HodelL’imagerie par résonance magnétique (I.R.M.) du système nerveux périphérique a considérablement progressé ces dernières années. De nouvelles séquences I.R.M. sont en effet disponibles permettant :– de mieux visualiser les trajets nerveux ;– de détecter de manière beaucoup plus sensible des anomalies de signal ou les prises de contraste pathologiques.Le terme de neurographie par I.R.M. est ainsi utilisé pour désigner l’ensemble des séquences I.R.M. utilisés pour l’exploration des nerfs périphéri...
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Crises focales cognitives symptomatiques d’un cavernome temporal droit
ConclusionLa localisation d’un foyer épileptogène peut se confronter à une discordance clinico-électrique. Seul l’EEG peut trancher de l’identité du foyer responsable. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
L’accueil du patient dans un centre de sommeil : première étape vers la qualité
ConclusionL’entrée en relation avec le patient correspond à un moment décisif du processus de soin, posant les bases de confiance et de l’alliance thérapeutique. L’accueil ne se limite pas à l’arrivée du patient, mais se prolonge tout au long du séjour par un accompagnement bienveillant, courtois, efficace et professionnel qui facilitera la relation soignant/soigné. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Apport de l’électrophysiologie per opératoire dans la chirurgie des mouvements anormaux
ConclusionAinsi, il apparaît encore nécessaire de pratiquer des enregistrements électrophysiologiques associés à des tests cliniques peropératoires afin d’optimiser le placement des électrodes de stimulation et ce dans le but d’améliorer les résultats cliniques de la chirurgie des troubles sévères du mouvement. (Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique)
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Neurophysiology of human face recognition
Publication date: Available online 29 July 2019Source: Neurophysiologie CliniqueAuthor(s): B. RossionNeurotypical human adults have a high level of expertise in facial recognition, a key brain function for the quality of their social interactions. Studying cerebral mechanisms of facial recognition should help us understanding the most complex mechanisms of perception, memory, learning, as well as integration of semantic knowledge, emotion and attention in the brain. Neurophysiological studies performed in the macaque monkey brain are usually taken as providing evidence for the mechanisms of human face recognition but their...
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - July 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
