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ArticleCommunications biology2022

A deep learning-based toolbox for Automated Limb Motion Analysis (ALMA) in murine models of neurological disorders.

Almir Aljovic, Shuqing Zhao, Maryam Chahin, Clara de la Rosa, Valerie Van Steenbergen, Martin Kerschensteiner, Florence M Bareyre

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Article in Communications biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Almir Aljovic *Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Shuqing Zhao *Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3747-4958
Maryam ChahinInstitute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Clara de la RosaInstitute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Valerie Van SteenbergenInstitute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5836-2122
Martin KerschensteinerInstitute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4898-9383
Florence M BareyreInstitute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany. florence.bareyre@med.uni-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0917-1725

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) EXC 2145 / ID 390857198Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) Project ID 118803580Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) Project ID 408885537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In neuroscience research, the refined analysis of rodent locomotion is complex and cumbersome, and access to the technique is limited because of the necessity for expensive equipment. In this study, we implemented a new deep learning-based open-source toolbox for Automated Limb Motion Analysis (ALMA) that requires only basic behavioral equipment and an inexpensive camera. The ALMA toolbox enables the consistent and comprehensive analyses of locomotor kinematics and paw placement and can be applied to neurological conditions affecting the brain and spinal cord. We demonstrated that the ALMA toolbox can (1) robustly track the evolution of locomotor deficits after spinal cord injury, (2) sensitively detect locomotor abnormalities after traumatic brain injury, and (3) correctly predict disease onset in a multiple sclerosis model. We, therefore, established a broadly applicable automated and standardized approach that requires minimal financial and time commitments to facilitate the comprehensive analysis of locomotion in rodent disease models.

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Deep LearningSpinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalLocomotionMice

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PMID35169263
PMCPMC8847458

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