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Author: Remy Cohan

Ankle Dorsiflexion Neuromodulation Neuroplasticity Neurorehabilitation NMES Stroke Physiatry

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Post-Stroke Motor Recovery: A Physiological Perspective on NMES, Muscle Fibre Activation, and Neuroplasticity

NMES Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) offers a promising intervention for post-stroke rehabilitation by directly stimulating motor neurons, inducing muscle contractions, and promoting neuroplasticity. In stroke...

Hemorrhagic Stroke Patient Experience Physiatry Stroke Neurology Stroke Patient Stroke Physiatry

A Patient’s Perspective: The Emotional Burden of Stroke an Important Factor Clinicians often Overlook

A few years back, I was on my way to see a patient on the stroke unit. As I stood at the nursing station to...

Neurological Exam Neurology Stroke Assessment Tools Stroke Neurology

Cognitive Testing: The Utility of Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Stroke Care and Research

Abstract The need for stratification and a common scale amongst clinicians to evaluate and rate patients cognitive status has led to development of clinical scales...

CVA Molecular Neuroscience Movement Disorders Neurodegenerative Disorders Neurology Neuroscience

Receptor Selectivity and Targeted Neuropathologies: Using MPTP, and Viral Infections as Explanatory Models in Neurodegenerative Disorders

Abstract Neurodegenerative disorders are the result of cumulative damages to parts of the brain over time. Ethanol-induced cerebellar dysfunction, ataxia, Wernicke encephalopathy in alcoholics, exposure to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine...

CVA Neurology Thromboembolic Events

Infectious Causes of Stroke: COVID-19 and Thromboembolic Events

Abstract Although infection-related stroke is not a new topic, recent SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 pandemic has caused a widespread media coverage on this topic. Claims and...

CVA Neurology Neurorehabilitation Neuroscience Stroke Physiatry

Posture and Balance: Neural Correlates of Postural Instability after Stroke and Other Movement Disorders

Abstract This paper explores the neural correlates of posture and balance after stroke, and provides visual examples of postural instability in a patient with watershed...

CVA Stroke Neurology

Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Implication of a complete Circle of Willis and Why Some people Do Not Suffer from Stroke Despite Vascular Blockage.

Abstract It is thought that over 50% of the population do not have a complete circle of Willis. This important web of arteries is a...

Anticoagulation Hypercoagulable State Stroke Neurology

Antiphospholipid antibodies and Lupus Anticoagulant: The Role of Immunoglobulins in Thrombosis and Cryptogenic Strokes

Abstract Lupus anticoagulant (LA) is associated clinically with thrombosis, not bleeding; most patients with LA do not have systemic lupus erythematosus. The laboratory hallmark of...

CVA Neuroscience

The Neuroscience of Motor Control: Optimal to Pathologic Motor Performance

Abstract In humans, movement requires a well-coordinated control of sensory and motor mechanisms, yet  mundane tasks such as walking or sitting upright could drastically be...

Neuroanatomy Neurological Exam

Neuro Exam: The Cranial Nerves

Introduction Whether in stroke or other neurological disorders cranial nerves can provide important information about the neurologic functions of the head and neck regions. Cranial...

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