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Motor unit firing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other upper and lower motor neurone disorders
24 May 2012
Mamede de Carvalho, Antónia Turkman, Michael Swash
Highlights: ► Testing the same target muscle by a conventional electromyographic (EMG) setting, with normal strength on clinical examination, could provide a tool to evaluate upper motor neuron dysfun...
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Effects of carpal tunnel syndrome on adaptation of multi-digit forces to object texture
24 May 2012
Mostafa Afifi, Marco Santello, Jamie A. Johnston
Highlights: ► We examine grip force adaptation in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) to understand how the Central Nervous System integrates sensory information from CTS-affected and non-affected digits wit...
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The effects of wide pulse neuromuscular electrical stimulation on elbow flexion torque in individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke
24 May 2012
J.M. Clair-Auger, D.F. Collins, J.P.A. Dewald
Highlights: ► Wide pulse width (1ms) neuromuscular electrical stimulation at high frequencies (100Hz) generates larger contractions in the paretic limb as compared to the non-paretic limb in individua...
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Correlation between the arterial pulse wave of the cerebral microcirculation and CBF during breath holding and hyperventilation in human
24 May 2012
S. Viola, P. Viola, P. Litterio, M.P. Buongarzone, L. Fiorelli
Highlights: ► The arterial pulse wave of the cerebral microcirculation may improve the study of neurological diseases affecting cerebral cortex. ► The arterial pulse wave of the cerebral microcirculat...
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Representation of cricothyroid muscles at the primary motor cortex (M1) in healthy subjects, mapped by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS)
23 May 2012
Josep Espadaler, Maja Rogić, Vedran Deletis, Alba Leon, Cesar Quijada, Gerardo Conesa
Highlights: ► A unique study describing representation of cricothyroid (CTHY) muscles at the primary motor cortex (M1) in healthy subjects. ► Using navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) w...
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