scholarly journals High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation (HF‐SCS) to Provide Ventilatory Support in an Animal Model of Spinal Cord Injury

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. DiMarco ◽  
Krzysztof E. Kowalski
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Animal Model ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Ventilatory Support ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals 1-kHz high-frequency spinal cord stimulation alleviates chronic refractory pain after spinal cord injury: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiaki Yamada ◽  
Aiko Maeda ◽  
Katsuyuki Matsushita ◽  
Shoko Nakayama ◽  
Kazuhiro Shirozu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Cervical Vertebrae ◽  
Intractable Pain ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Cord Injury

Abstract Background Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) frequently complain of intractable pain that is resistant to conservative treatments. Here, we report the successful application of 1-kHz high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in a patient with refractory neuropathic pain secondary to SCI. Case presentation A 69-year-old male diagnosed with SCI (C4 American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale A) presented with severe at-level bilateral upper extremity neuropathic pain. Temporary improvement in his symptoms with a nerve block implied peripheral component involvement. The patient received SCS, and though the tip of the leads could not reach the cervical vertebrae, a 1-kHz frequency stimulus relieved the intractable pain. Conclusions SCI-related symptoms may include peripheral components; SCS may have a considerable effect on intractable pain. Even when the SCS electrode lead cannot be positioned in the target area, 1-kHz high-frequency SCS may still produce positive effects.

scholarly journals Diaphragm Activation via High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation (HF‐SCS) in a Rodent Model of Spinal Cord Injury

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof E Kowalski ◽  
Yee‐Hsee Hsieh ◽  
Thomas E Dick ◽  
Anthony F DiMarco
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Rodent Model ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Diaphragm activation via high frequency spinal cord stimulation in a rodent model of spinal cord injury

2013 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 689-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof E. Kowalski ◽  
Yee-Hsee Hsieh ◽  
Thomas E. Dick ◽  
Anthony F. DiMarco
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Spinal Cord Stimulation ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Rodent Model ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Function of the nucleus accumbens in motor control during recovery after spinal cord injury

Science ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 350 (6256) ◽  
pp. 98-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Sawada ◽  
Kenji Kato ◽  
Takeharu Kunieda ◽  
Nobuhiro Mikuni ◽  
Susumu Miyamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Nucleus Accumbens ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Neuronal Damage ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Oscillatory Activity ◽  
Finger Movements ◽  
Early Recovery ◽  
Cord Injury

Motivation facilitates recovery after neuronal damage, but its mechanism is elusive. It is generally thought that the nucleus accumbens (NAc) regulates motivation-driven effort but is not involved in the direct control of movement. Using causality analysis, we identified the flow of activity from the NAc to the sensorimotor cortex (SMC) during the recovery of dexterous finger movements after spinal cord injury at the cervical level in macaque monkeys. Furthermore, reversible pharmacological inactivation of the NAc during the early recovery period diminished high-frequency oscillatory activity in the SMC, which was accompanied by a transient deficit of amelioration in finger dexterity obtained by rehabilitation. These results demonstrate that during recovery after spinal damage, the NAc up-regulates the high-frequency activity of the SMC and is directly involved in the control of finger movements.

Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of astaxanthin following spinal cord injury in a rat animal model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Masoudi ◽  
Masoumeh Jorjani ◽  
Morteza Alizadeh ◽  
Solmaz mirzamohamadi ◽  
Mola Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Animal Model ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Antioxidant Effects ◽  
Rat Animal Model

scholarly journals High-frequency epidural stimulation across the respiratory cycle evokes phrenic short-term potentiation after incomplete cervical spinal cord injury

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 2344-2357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa J. Gonzalez-Rothi ◽  
Kristi A. Streeter ◽  
Marie H. Hanna ◽  
Anna C. Stamas ◽  
Paul J. Reier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Muscle Activation ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Burst Frequency ◽  
Epidural Stimulation ◽  
Term Potentiation ◽  
Cord Injury

C2 spinal hemilesion (C2Hx) paralyzes the ipsilateral diaphragm, but recovery is possible through activation of “crossed spinal” synaptic inputs to ipsilateral phrenic motoneurons. We tested the hypothesis that high-frequency epidural stimulation (HF-ES) would potentiate ipsilateral phrenic output after subacute and chronic C2Hx. HF-ES (300 Hz) was applied to the ventrolateral C4 or T2 spinal cord ipsilateral to C2Hx in anesthetized and mechanically ventilated adult rats. Stimulus duration was 60 s, and currents ranged from 100 to 1,000 µA. Bilateral phrenic nerve activity and ipsilateral hypoglossal (XII) nerve activity were recorded before and after HF-ES. Higher T2 stimulus currents potentiated ipsilateral phasic inspiratory activity at both 2 and 12 wk post-C2Hx, whereas higher stimulus currents delivered at C4 potentiated ipsilateral phasic phrenic activity only at 12 wk ( P = 0.028). Meanwhile, tonic output in the ipsilateral phrenic nerve reached 500% of baseline values at the high currents with no difference between 2 and 12 wk. HF-ES did not trigger inspiratory burst-frequency changes. Similar responses occurred following T2 HF-ES. Increases in contralateral phrenic and XII nerve output were induced by C4 and T2 HF-ES at higher currents, but the relative magnitude of these changes was small compared with the ipsilateral phrenic response. We conclude that following incomplete cervical spinal cord injury, HF-ES of the ventrolateral midcervical or thoracic spinal cord can potentiate efferent phrenic motor output with little impact on inspiratory burst frequency. However, the substantial increases in tonic output indicate that the uninterrupted 60-s stimulation paradigm used is unlikely to be useful for respiratory muscle activation after spinal injury. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Previous studies reported that high-frequency epidural stimulation (HF-ES) activates the diaphragm following acute spinal transection. This study examined HF-ES and phrenic motor output following subacute and chronic incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Short-term potentiation of phrenic bursting following HF-ES illustrates the potential for spinal stimulation to induce respiratory neuroplasticity. Increased tonic phrenic output indicates that alternatives to the continuous stimulation paradigm used in this study will be required for respiratory muscle activation after spinal cord injury.

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