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Traumatic brain injury could be used to describe all injuries to the brain caused by external mechanical forces. It shows a variety of clinical manifestations from mild to severe forms...
Stroke remains the leading cause of adult disability all over the world. Animal stroke models provide an important neural underlying motor recovery as well as the efficacy of various rehabilitative...
Pneumocephalus is defined as the presence of air or gas within the cranial cavity. It is usually associated with disruption of the continuity of the skull after head and facial...
Phenytoin is a commonly used antiepileptic drug, and its narrow therapeutic index causes various toxicities. Although acute toxicity commonly causes ataxia, few cases have been reported of permanent cerebellar atrophy....
Animal models of human diseases are essentially required to investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms of the diseases, and to test potential therapies for the clinics. However, neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease...
The treatments of AOS have been debated since the late 1960s. Despite a considerable amount of study of intervention approaches to AOS, the effectiveness and efficacy of the treatment of...
OBJECTIVE: Focal brain ischemia induced in rats by occlusion of middle cerebral artery (MCA) is a widely used paradigm of human brain infarct. The purpose of this study is to...
In this case study, we investigated the change of cortical excitability and motor function recovery after transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). A patient with chronic right middle cerebal artery territory...
The discovery of new therapies for neurological disorders is especially predicated on the use of animal models both to identify new therapeutic targets and to carry out preclinical drug trials....
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between painful hemiplegic shoulder (PHS) and ultrasonographic (US) findings according to the motor recovery stage of the stroke.
METHOD: The medical records were reviewed retrospectively in...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of treadmill aerobic exercise for eight weeks on cardiopulmonary fitness and functional mobility in stroke patients
METHOD: Twenty one stroke patients who could walk independently and...