ArticleSurgical neurology international2023
Spinal cord epidural stimulation for motor and autonomic function recovery after chronic spinal cord injury: A case series and technical note.
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- Spinal cord stimulation therapy for gait impairment in Parkinson's disease: a double-blinded, randomised feasibility trial with an open extension.Nature communications · 2026Trial
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- Virtual prototyping of non-invasive spinal cord electrical stimulation targeting upper limb motor function.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Integrated hierarchical surface restructuring of assembled electrode arrays for next-generation neural interfaces.PloS one · 2026Article
- Functional motor mapping of domestic pig lumbar spinal cord using penetrating microelectrodes.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Short-Term Repeated Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Yields Sustained Orthostatic Benefits in Chronic Cervical SCI: A Case Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Obesity in chronic spinal cord injury is associated with poorer body composition and increased risk of cardiometabolic disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Recruitment Challenges in Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial for Motor Recovery in Patients with Chronic Complete Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Traumatic spinal cord injury: a review of the current state of art and future directions - what do we know and where are we going?North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Restoration in Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Effect of epidural spinal cord stimulation in individuals with sensorimotor complete spinal cord injury: a pilot study.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2025Article
- Predictive modeling of ambulatory outcomes after spinal cord injury using machine learning.Spinal cord · 2024Article
- Unintentionally intentional: unintended effects of spinal stimulation as a platform for multi-modal neurorehabilitation after spinal cord injury.Bioelectronic medicine · 2024Review
- Peak Slope Ratio of the Recruitment Curves Compared to Muscle Evoked Potentials to Optimize Standing Configurations with Percutaneous Epidural Stimulation after Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injury in Humans: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Stochastic electrical stimulation of the thoracic or cervical regions with surface electrodes facilitates swallow in rats.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) is a debilitating condition, leading to chronic morbidity and mortality. In recent peer-reviewed studies, spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) enabled voluntary movement and return of over-ground walking in a small number of patients with motor complete SCI. Using the most extensive case series ( Methods: This prospective study occurred at the University of Louisville from 2009 to 2020. scES interventions began 2-3 weeks after surgical implantation of the scES device. Perioperative complications were recorded as well as long-term complications during training and device related events. QOL outcomes and patient satisfaction were evaluated using the impairment domains model and a global patient satisfaction scale, respectively. Results: Twenty-five patients (80% male, mean age of 30.9 ± 9.4 years) with chronic motor complete tSCI underwent scES using an epidural paddle electrode and internal pulse generator. The interval from SCI to scES implantation was 5.9 ± 3.4 years. Two participants (8%) developed infections, and three additional patients required washouts (12%). All participants achieved voluntary movement after implantation. A total of 17 research participants (85%) reported that the procedure either met ( Conclusion: scES in this series was safe and achieved numerous benefits on motor and cardiovascular regulation and improved patient-reported QOL in multiple domains, with a high degree of patient satisfaction. The multiple previously unreported benefits beyond improvements in motor function render scES a promising option for improving QOL after motor complete SCI. Further studies may quantify these other benefits and clarify scES's role in SCI patients.
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