Performance evaluation of brain state discrimination using near-infrared spectroscopy for brain-computer interface: an exploratory case study by Akira Masuo, Takuto Sakuma, Shohei Kato

“…These results indicate that this method can discriminate the brain state of a patient with quadriplegia from the NIRS signal. By applying these findings to a brain-computer interface, it will be possible to provide a new means of environmental control for individuals with quadriplegia.…”
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Awareness and attitudes of pregnant women concerning genetic disorders and pregnancy termination in northeastern Iran by Nafiseh Todarbary, Abouzar Irandegani, Mojtaba Meshkat, Aida Gholoobi, Tayebeh Hamzehloei

“…Additionally, the number of children was correlated with congenital blindness, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, autism, Proteus syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, anencephaly, mental retardation (MR), quadriplegia, and severe learning disability and mental health (LDMH). …”
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation by Christina Maria Steger, Herwig Antretter, Daniel Höfer

“…The instantaneous postoperative course was uneventful, but, seven months later, he suffered from paralysis in the lower extremities finally resulting in quadriplegia and was admitted to hospital. After laboratory testings the diagnosis of a Guillain-Barré syndrome due to cytomegalovirus reactivation was confirmed.…”
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A model for the development of virtual communities for people with long-term, severe physical disabilities by C.M. Tilley, C.S. Bruce, G. Hallam, A.P. Hills

“…In- depth interviews were conducted with twelve persons with paraplegia, quadriplegia or other severe, long-term physical or mobility disabilities and six health care professionals, service providers, information personnel and policy advisers who were involved in their well-being. …”
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Myelitis due to Coccidioidomycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient by Tetyana Vaysman, Sean Villaflores, Carlyn Estrella, Suman Radhakrishna, Antonio Liu

“…We present a 50-year-old immunocompetent patient with no significant past medical history exhibiting symptoms of altered mental status, dizziness, headache, nausea, and quadriplegia. Upon investigation with lumbar puncture, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture, and coccidioidal antibody studies, the patient was found to have acute coccidioidomycosis. …”
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Familial Case of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disorder Detected by Oligoarray Comparative Genomic Hybridization: Genotype-to-Phenotype Diagnosis by Kimia Najafi, Roxana Kariminejad, Kaveh Hosseini, Azadeh Moshtagh, Gole Maryam Abbassi, Neda Sadatian, Masood Bazrgar, Ariana Kariminejad, Mohamad Hassan Kariminejad

“…Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is an X-linked recessive hypomyelinating leukodystrophy characterized by nystagmus, spastic quadriplegia, ataxia, and developmental delay. It is caused by mutation in the PLP1 gene. …”
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Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes: Severe Neurological Symptoms Resulting from Relatively Benign or Occult Tumours—Two Case Reports by M. Ghadiri-Sani, Mueez Waqar, Dave Smith, Mark Doran

“…A 64-year-old female was admitted with acute leg weakness, which progressed to quadriplegia and was eventually fatal over the ensuing months. …”
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Flexible touch and gesture recognition system for curved surfaces with machine learning for assistive applications by Gitansh Verma, Shrutidhara Sarma, Eugen Koch, Andreas Dietzel

“…Its scalable fabrication, high sensitivity, mechanical resilience and seamless ML integration establishes it as a powerful and efficient tool for assistive technologies, designed to support individuals with limited speech and mobility, such as those with quadriplegia or paralysis.…”
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OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT by Erum Afzal, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Khalid Iqbal, Kausar Aftab, Rubeena Muein

“…Most of the participants belonged to 3-6 years of age in both groups28(48.29%) and 51(52.04%) respectively. Spastic quadriplegia (26(44.83%), 57 (58.16%)), and level 5 on GMFM  24(42.86) and 52(53.06%) respectively was commonly presents in both patient groups. …”
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The Effect of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study by Marianna Kelaiditi, Alexandra Lepoura, Anna Christakou, Nikolaos Chrysagis, Vasiliki Sakellari

“…While hemiplegic participants achieved greater functional gains than those with quadriplegia regardless of intervention, quality-of-life improvements were minor and limited to emotional well-being and pain reduction in the intervention group. …”
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Selective dorsal rhizotomy long-term effects on functional motility in Jordanian children with spastic cerebral palsy by Yazan E. Al-kharabsheh, Anas Said, Ismail A. Ismaiel, Issam Khawaja, Marwan Altaher, Ali Bani-Ahmed, Carmen M. Cirstea, Carmen M. Cirstea

“…We performed the first assessment of the long-term effects on motor function in Jordanian children with spastic CP (SCP) who underwent SDR.MethodsA retrospective cohort study of 43 patients (28 boys, 15 girls, mean ± SD age at surgery, 6.2 ± 2.5 years, 67.4% with diplegia, 30.2% quadriplegia, and 2.3% hemiplegia, 97.7% bilateral deficits) who received SDR (42 bilateral) was conducted between 01/01/2019 and 03/01/2023. …”
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