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Identifying Homogeneous Subgroups in Neurological Disorders: Unbiased Recursive Partitioning in Cervical Complete Spinal Cord Injury
Conclusion. Unbiased recursive partitioning techniques may improve prediction of future clinical endpoints and the planning of future SCI clinical trials by providing easily implementable, data-driven rationales for early patient stratification based on simple decision rules and clinical read-outs. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - June 13, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Tanadini, L. G., Steeves, J. D., Hothorn, T., Abel, R., Maier, D., Schubert, M., Weidner, N., Rupp, R., Curt, A. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Retraction of "Effects of High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Motor and Gait Improvement in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Patients"
Kumru H, Benito J, Murillo N, et al. Effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor and gait improvement in incomplete spinal cord injury patients. Neurorehabil & Neural Repair. 2013;27:421-429. Original DOI: 10.1177/1545968312471901. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Tags: Retraction Source Type: research

Assessment of Spinothalamic Tract Function Beyond Pinprick in Spinal Cord Lesions: A Contact Heat Evoked Potential Study
Conclusion. Applying pinprick testing is of limited sensitivity to assess spinothalamic tract function in spinal cord disorders. The application of CHEPs (using standard and increased baseline temperatures) as an objective readout provides complementary information of spinothalamic tract functional integrity beyond pinprick testing. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Haefeli, J., Kramer, J. L. K., Blum, J., Curt, A. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Presence of Motor-Intentional Aiming Deficit Predicts Functional Improvement of Spatial Neglect With Prism Adaptation
Conclusion. These results support behavioral classification of spatial neglect patients as a potential valuable tool for assigning targeted, effective early rehabilitation. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Goedert, K. M., Chen, P., Boston, R. C., Foundas, A. L., Barrett, A. M. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Rest-Activity Cycle Disturbances in the Acute Phase of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusions. Patients with acute moderate/severe TBI had an altered rest-activity cycle, probably reflecting severe fragmentation of sleep and wake episodes, which globally improved over time. A faster return to rest-activity cycle consolidation may predict enhanced brain recovery. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Duclos, C., Dumont, M., Blais, H., Paquet, J., Laflamme, E., de Beaumont, L., Wiseman-Hakes, C., Menon, D. K., Bernard, F., Gosselin, N. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Perceptual Relearning of Binocular Fusion and Stereoacuity After Brain Injury
Conclusions. This proof-of-principle study indicates a substantial treatment-induced plasticity of the lesioned brain in the relearning of binocular fusion and stereovision, thus providing new, effective rehabilitation strategies to treat binocular vision deficits resulting from permanent visual cortical damage. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Schaadt, A.-K., Schmidt, L., Reinhart, S., Adams, M., Garbacenkaite, R., Leonhardt, E., Kuhn, C., Kerkhoff, G. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Comparison of Structured Skill and Unstructured Practice During Intensive Bimanual Training in Children With Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Conclusions: Children from both groups demonstrated improvements in dexterity and functional hand use. This suggests that for intensive bimanual approaches, intensive training at such high doses may not require structured practice to elicit improvements. However, there may be immediate added benefit of including goal training. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Brandao, M. B., Ferre, C., Kuo, H.-C., Rameckers, E. A. A., Bleyenheuft, Y., Hung, Y.-C., Friel, K., Gordon, A. M. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Reducing Abnormal Muscle Coactivation After Stroke Using a Myoelectric-Computer Interface: A Pilot Study
Conclusions. These results suggest that the MCI was an effective tool in directly retraining muscle activation patterns following stroke. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Wright, Z. A., Rymer, W. Z., Slutzky, M. W. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Handgrip-Related Activation in the Primary Motor Cortex Relates to Underlying Neuronal Metabolism After Stroke
Conclusions. Our results suggest that after stroke greater neuronal recruitment could be a compensatory response to lower neuronal metabolism. Thus, dual-modality imaging may be a powerful tool for providing complementary probes of post-stroke brain reorganization. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Cirstea, C. M., Savage, C. R., Nudo, R. J., Cohen, L. G., Yeh, H.-W., Choi, I.-Y., Lee, P., Craciunas, S. C., Popescu, E. A., Bani-Ahmed, A., Brooks, W. M. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Feasibility Trial of Hyperbaric Oxygen for Service Members With Postconcussion Syndrome: Cognitive and Psychomotor Outcomes 1 Week Postintervention
Conclusions. These results do not support the use of HBO2 to treat cognitive, balance, or fine motor deficits associated with mTBI and PCS. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Walker, W. C., Franke, L. M., Cifu, D. X., Hart, B. B. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Randomized Trial of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Hearing Aids for Tinnitus Management
Conclusions. After 3 months of hearing aid use, there were significant improvements in tinnitus, which were sustained at 6 months of use. The hearing aid effects appeared independent of tDCS. Further investigations of tDCS or other neuromodulators priming the auditory system for sound therapy based tinnitus treatments are warranted. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Shekhawat, G. S., Searchfield, G. D., Stinear, C. M. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

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Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - May 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Nudo, R. J. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Rehabilitation Improves Behavioral Recovery and Lessens Cell Death Without Affecting Iron, Ferritin, Transferrin, or Inflammation After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Rats
Conclusions. Rehabilitation is an effective behavioral and neuroprotective strategy for ICH. Neither effect appears to stem from influencing iron toxicity or inflammation. Thus, additional work must identify underlying mechanisms to help further therapeutic gains. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - April 14, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Caliaperumal, J., Colbourne, F. Tags: Basic Research Article Source Type: research

Brain-Computer Interface With Language Model-Electroencephalography Fusion for Locked-In Syndrome
Conclusions. Individuals who have incomplete LIS may benefit from an EEG-based BCI system, which relies on EEG classification and a statistical language model. Steps to further improve the system are discussed. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - April 14, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Oken, B. S., Orhan, U., Roark, B., Erdogmus, D., Fowler, A., Mooney, A., Peters, B., Miller, M., Fried-Oken, M. B. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research

Randomized Trial of a Robotic Assistive Device for the Upper Extremity During Early Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
Conclusions. The robot therapy by NeReBot did not lead to better outcomes compared with conventional inpatient rehabilitation. (Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair)
Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - April 14, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Masiero, S., Armani, M., Ferlini, G., Rosati, G., Rossi, A. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research