Feedforward postural muscle modes and multi-mode coordination in mild cerebellar ataxia

2011 ◽  
Vol 210 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadayoshi Asaka ◽  
Yun Wang
2007 ◽  
Vol 184 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadayoshi Asaka ◽  
Yun Wang ◽  
Junko Fukushima ◽  
Mark L. Latash

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadayoshi Asaka ◽  
Yun Wang

Effects of Aging on Feedforward Postural SynergiesWe investigated the effects of aging on postural muscles covariate patterns prior to voluntary perturbations. Nine healthy young and nine older subjects were instructed to release a load in a self-paced manner. The results of cross-correlation analyses showed that the average time lag corresponding peak correlation coefficient between trunk flexor and extensor muscles in the older group was significantly shorter, compared to that in the young group. The results of principal component analysis showed that the co-contraction Muscle-modes in the older group were observed more frequently than those in the young group. These results indicate that the older group showed changes in the anticipatory postural muscle co-variation, suggesting the transition from reciprocal to co-activation pattern with aging.


Author(s):  
E. D. Salmon ◽  
J. C. Waters ◽  
C. Waterman-Storer

We have developed a multi-mode digital imaging system which acquires images with a cooled CCD camera (Figure 1). A multiple band pass dichromatic mirror and robotically controlled filter wheels provide wavelength selection for epi-fluorescence. Shutters select illumination either by epi-fluorescence or by transmitted light for phase contrast or DIC. Many of our experiments involve investigations of spindle assembly dynamics and chromosome movements in live cells or unfixed reconstituted preparations in vitro in which photodamage and phototoxicity are major concerns. As a consequence, a major factor in the design was optical efficiency: achieving the highest image quality with the least number of illumination photons. This principle applies to both epi-fluorescence and transmitted light imaging modes. In living cells and extracts, microtubules are visualized using X-rhodamine labeled tubulin. Photoactivation of C2CF-fluorescein labeled tubulin is used to locally mark microtubules in studies of microtubule dynamics and translocation. Chromosomes are labeled with DAPI or Hoechst DNA intercalating dyes.


2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S1-S45
Author(s):  
A. Enderli ◽  
B. Heinrich ◽  
P. Joset ◽  
J. De Geyter ◽  
J. Scheer ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol E92-B (12) ◽  
pp. 3717-3725
Author(s):  
Thomas HUNZIKER ◽  
Ziyang JU ◽  
Dirk DAHLHAUS

2014 ◽  
Vol E97.C (7) ◽  
pp. 781-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad NASIR UDDIN ◽  
Takaaki KIZU ◽  
Yasuhiro HINOKUMA ◽  
Kazuhiro TANABE ◽  
Akio TAJIMA ◽  
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Author(s):  
Е.П. Нужный ◽  
Н.Ю. Абрамычева ◽  
Е.Г. Воробьева ◽  
Е.О. Иванова ◽  
Ю.А. Шпилюкова ◽  
...  

Синдром CANVAS (мозжечковая атаксия, невропатия и вестибулярная арефлексия) - аутосомно-рецессивная атаксия с поздним дебютом, обусловленная носительством биаллельной экспансии (AAGGG)n во 2-м интроне гена RFC1. До настоящего момента отсутствуют сведения о распространенности данного заболевания в российских семьях. Нами был проведен поиск биаллельной экспансии AAGGG-повторов у 35 российских пациентов с поздней мозжечковой атаксией. Верифицированы 5 пациентов (14,3%) с синдромом CANVAS и характерной клинической картиной. CANVAS (cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy and vestibular areflexia) is a late-onset autosomal recessive ataxia due to biallelic (AAGGG)n repeat expansion in the 2nd intron of the RFC1 gene. There is no information on the CANVAS prevalence in Russian families. We searched for biallelic expansion of AAGGG repeats in 35 Russian patients with late-onset cerebellar ataxia. Five patients (14.3%) with CANVAS syndrome and a characteristic clinical picture were verified.


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