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Trial reportScientific reports2020

Patient Semi-specific Computational Modeling of Electromagnetic Stimulation Applied to Neuroprotective Treatments in Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Micol Colella, Francesca Camera, Fioravante Capone, Stefania Setti, Ruggero Cadossi, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Francesca Apollonio, Micaela Liberti

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Authors and funding

8 authors.

Micol Colella *Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Francesca Camera *Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Fioravante CaponeUnit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy.
Stefania SettiIGEA Biophysics Laboratory, Carpi, Italy.
Ruggero CadossiIGEA Biophysics Laboratory, Carpi, Italy.
Vincenzo Di LazzaroUnit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9113-5925
Francesca ApollonioDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Micaela LibertiDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy. micaela.liberti@uniroma1.it.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroprotective effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) have been demonstrated both in vivo and in vitro. Moreover, preliminary clinical studies have been conducted and suggested PEMFs as a possible alternative therapy to treat acute ischemic stroke. In this work, we show that it's possible to build-up a patient semi-specific head model, where the 3D reconstruction of the ischemic lesion of the patient under treatment is inserted in the head of the human body model "Duke" (v.1.0, Zurich MedTech AG). The semi-specific model will be used in the randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study currently ongoing. Three patients were modelled and simulated, and results showed that each ischemic lesion experiences a magnetic flux density field comparable to the one for which biological effects have been attested. Such a kind of dosimetric analysis reveals a reliable tool to assess the correlation between levels of exposure and the beneficial effect. Thus, once the on-going double blind study is complete it will prove if PEMFs treatment triggers a clinical effect, and we will then be able to characterize a dose-response curve with the methodology arranged in this study.

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Electromagnetic FieldsNeuroprotectionPatient-Specific ModelingAdultAged, 80 and overBrain IschemiaFemaleHumansMaleStrokeTime Factors

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PMID32075993
PMCPMC7031527

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