ID 263 – Effects of short-term vibration on mixed nerve silent period

2016 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. e130
Author(s):  
Ş. Aydın ◽  
Y. Bakuy ◽  
M. Kızıltan
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2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Lavender ◽  
Hiroki Obata ◽  
Noritaka Kawashima ◽  
Kimitaka Nakazawa

Chronic smoking has been shown to have deleterious effects on brain function and is an important risk factor for ischemic stroke. Reduced cortical excitability has been shown among chronic smokers compared with non-smokers to have a long-term effect and so far no study has assessed the effect of smoking on short-term motor learning. Paired associative stimulation (PAS) is a commonly used method for inducing changes in excitability of the motor cortex (M1) in a way that simulates short-term motor learning. This study employed PAS to investigate the effect of chronic cigarette smoking on plasticity of M1. Stimulator output required to elicit a motor-evoked potential (MEP) of approximately 1 mV was similar between the groups prior to PAS. MEP response to single pulse stimuli increased in the control group and remained above baseline level for at least 30 min after the intervention, but not in the smokers who showed no significant increase in MEP size. The silent period was similar between groups at all time points of the experiment. This study suggests that chronic smoking may have a negative effect on the response to PAS and infers that chronic smoking may have a deleterious effect on the adaptability of M1.


1983 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A. Dale ◽  
J.D. Rugh ◽  
M.R. Hanley

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Cogez ◽  
Olivier Etard ◽  
Nathalie Derache ◽  
Gilles Defer

Objective: The underlying neurophysiologic mechanism responsible for secondary paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is still unclear. Here, we study the pathogenesis of PKD in two patients with a demyelinating lesion in the spinal cord. Methods: Electromyogram recordings from affected arms of two patients with spinal cord lesions presenting PKD were compared with our laboratory standards. The cutaneous silent period (CuSP), mixed nerve silent period (MnSP) and coincidence period (CiP), defined as the common period between the CuSP and MnSP, were recorded. Results: A large decrease in the MnSP and disappearance of the CiP were observed in our patients, which was secondary to simultaneous extinction of the third portion of the MnSP, while the CuSP was normal. The MnSP and CiP were normal after recovery. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that the third portion of the MnSP and the CuSP do not correspond to the same physiologic process. These findings suggest that PKD patients have abnormal spinal interneuron integration.


1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1285-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Young ◽  
William J. Triggs ◽  
Gabriella Gerstle

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. Potter

AbstractRapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) of words or pictured scenes provides evidence for a large-capacity conceptual short-term memory (CSTM) that momentarily provides rich associated material from long-term memory, permitting rapid chunking (Potter 1993; 2009; 2012). In perception of scenes as well as language comprehension, we make use of knowledge that briefly exceeds the supposed limits of working memory.


Author(s):  
M. O. Magnusson ◽  
D. G. Osborne ◽  
T. Shimoji ◽  
W. S. Kiser ◽  
W. A. Hawk

Short term experimental and clinical preservation of kidneys is presently best accomplished by hypothermic continuous pulsatile perfusion with cryoprecipitated and millipore filtered plasma. This study was undertaken to observe ultrastructural changes occurring during 24-hour preservation using the above mentioned method.A kidney was removed through a midline incision from healthy mongrel dogs under pentobarbital anesthesia. The kidneys were flushed immediately after removal with chilled electrolyte solution and placed on a LI-400 preservation system and perfused at 8-10°C. Serial kidney biopsies were obtained at 0-½-1-2-4-8-16 and 24 hours of preservation. All biopsies were prepared for electron microscopy. At the end of the preservation period the kidneys were autografted.


Author(s):  
D.N. Collins ◽  
J.N. Turner ◽  
K.O. Brosch ◽  
R.F. Seegal

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a ubiquitous class of environmental pollutants with toxic and hepatocellular effects, including accumulation of fat, proliferated smooth endoplasmic recticulum (SER), and concentric membrane arrays (CMAs) (1-3). The CMAs appear to be a membrane storage and degeneration organelle composed of a large number of concentric membrane layers usually surrounding one or more lipid droplets often with internalized membrane fragments (3). The present study documents liver alteration after a short term single dose exposure to PCBs with high chlorine content, and correlates them with reported animal weights and central nervous system (CNS) measures. In the brain PCB congeners were concentrated in particular regions (4) while catecholamine concentrations were decreased (4-6). Urinary levels of homovanillic acid a dopamine metabolite were evaluated (7).Wistar rats were gavaged with corn oil (6 controls), or with a 1:1 mixture of Aroclor 1254 and 1260 in corn oil at 500 or 1000 mg total PCB/kg (6 at each level).


Author(s):  
S.S. Poolsawat ◽  
C.A. Huerta ◽  
S.TY. Lae ◽  
G.A. Miranda

Introduction. Experimental induction of altered histology by chemical toxins is of particular importance if its outcome resembles histopathological phenomena. Hepatotoxic drugs and chemicals are agents that can be converted by the liver into various metabolites which consequently evoke toxic responses. Very often, these drugs are intentionally administered to resolve an illness unrelated to liver function. Because of hepatic detoxification, the resulting metabolites are suggested to be integrated into the macromolecular processes of liver function and cause an array of cellular and tissue alterations, such as increased cytoplasmic lysis, centrilobular and localized necroses, chronic inflammation and “foam cell” proliferation of the hepatic sinusoids (1-4).Most experimentally drug-induced toxicity studies have concentrated primarily on the hepatic response, frequently overlooking other physiological phenomena which are directly related to liver function. Categorically, many studies have been short-term effect investigations which seldom have followed up the complications to other tissues and organs when the liver has failed to function normally.


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