Restoring Voluntary Control of Locomotion after Paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury

Author:

van den Brand Rubia12,Heutschi Janine12,Barraud Quentin12,DiGiovanna Jack34,Bartholdi Kay12,Huerlimann Michèle1,Friedli Lucia12,Vollenweider Isabel12,Moraud Eduardo Martin34,Duis Simone12,Dominici Nadia12,Micera Silvestro34,Musienko Pavel12,Courtine Grégoire12

Affiliation:

1. Neurology Department, University of Zurich, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland.

2. Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute, School of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

3. Center for Neuroprosthetics, School of Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

4. Automatic Control Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.

Abstract

Regaining Limb Movement Despite many years of intensive research, there is still an urgent need for novel treatments to help patients restore motor function after spinal cord injuries. van den Brand et al. (p. 1182 ) produced left and right hemisections at different levels of the rat thoracic spinal cord to cause complete hind limb paralysis mimicking the situation in humans with spinal cord injury. Systemic application of pharmacological agents, combined with a multisystem rehabilitation program including a robotic postural neuroprosthesis, restored voluntary movements of both hind limbs.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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