Postthoracotomy Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain: A Literature Review on Characteristics and Treatment by Fardin Yousefshahi, Oana Predescu, Melissa Colizza, Juan Francisco Asenjo

“…Further researches could be directed on selective sensory block and motor function preservation of the phrenic nerve. …”
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Resting state BOLD-perfusion coupling patterns using multiband multi-echo pseudo-continuous arterial spin label imaging by Alexander D. Cohen, Stefano Moia, G. Bruce Pike, César Caballero-Gaudes, Yang Wang

“…Areas of higher coupling were observed in the visual, motor, parietal, and frontal cortices and corresponded to major brain networks. …”
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The Anatomic Relationship of the Tibial Nerve to the Common Peroneal Nerve in the Popliteal Fossa: Implications for Selective Tibial Nerve Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty by Eric R. Silverman, Amaresh Vydyanathan, Karina Gritsenko, Naum Shaparin, Nair Singh, Sherry A. Downie, Boleslav Kosharskyy

“…There is significant proximal spread of local anesthetic following tibial nerve block at the popliteal crease with possibility of the undesirable motor blocks of the peroneal nerve.…”
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First Autologous Cell Therapy of Cerebral Palsy Caused by Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage in a Child after Cardiac Arrest—Individual Treatment with Cord Blood by A. Jensen, E. Hamelmann

“…At 2-months follow-up the boy’s motor control improved, spastic paresis was largely reduced, and eyesight was recovered, as did the electroencephalogram. …”
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Relationship between Knowledge and Attitude toward Oral Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults by Haruka Nakata, Yuichi Masaki, Yuri Watanabe, Mai Ohkubo, Tetsuya Sugiyama, Kenichiro Kobayashi

“…The oral function was initially assessed with seven criteria: oral hygiene; oral dryness; occlusal force; tongue pressure; tongue-lip motor, masticatory, and swallowing function. Associations between knowledge and attitudes and their changes were statistically analyzed. …”
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Event-Related Potentials in Parkinson’s Disease Patients with Visual Hallucination by Yang-Pei Chang, Yuan-Han Yang, Chiou-Lian Lai, Li-Min Liou

“…The frontal test battery was used to assess attention, visual-spatial function, verbal fluency, memory, higher executive function, and motor programming. The PD-H patients had significant cognitive dysfunction in several domains, compared to the PD-NH patients and controls. …”
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Assessment of Patients’ Adherence to Antiepileptic Medications at Dessie Referral Hospital, Chronic Follow-Up, South Wollo, Amhara Region, North East Ethiopia by Gizachew Kassahun, Getachew Moges, Yitayew Demessie

“…The clinical symptoms are paroxysmal and may include impaired consciousness and motor, sensory, autonomic, or psychic events perceived by the subject or an observer. …”
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Traumatic Hip Dislocation in an NCAA DI Football Player with Occult Sequelae: A Case Report by Daniel W Safford, Marisa Pontillo, Brian J Sennett

“…Key impairments were limited left lower extremity motor performance, range of motion deficits, left hip pain, and diminished function and weight-bearing ability…”
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Extraspinal Type I Dural Arteriovenous Fistula with a Lumbosacral Lipomyelomeningocele: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Khaled M. Krisht, Michael Karsy, Wilson Z. Ray, Andrew T. Dailey

“…A 58-year-old woman with rapid decline in bilateral motor function 10 years after a prior L4-5 laminectomy and cord detethering for diagnosed tethered cord underwent magnetic resonance imaging showing evidence of persistent cord tethering and a lipomyelomeningocele. …”
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Effect of Dietary Content of Menhaden Oil with or without Salsalate on Neuropathic Endpoints in High-Fat-Fed/Low-Dose Streptozotocin-Treated Sprague Dawley Rats by Eric P. Davidson, Lawrence J. Coppey, Hanna Shevalye, Alexander Obrosov, Mark A. Yorek

“…The addition of salsalate to high-fat diets enriched with 10% or 25% kcal of menhaden oil protected vascular reactivity to acetylcholine and calcium gene-related peptide, motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity, thermal nociception, intraepidermal nerve fiber density, and cornea sensitivity to a greater extent than 10% or 25% menhaden oil alone. …”
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Antioxidant radical scavenging capacity and total carotenoid content of narrow-clawed crayfish (Pontastacus leptodactylus, Eschscholtz, 1823) in Atikhisar Reservoir (Çanakkale, Tür... by Acarlı Sefa, Kızılkaya Bayram, Vural Pervin, Berber Selçuk, Kale Semih, Acarlı Deniz

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Audiomotor Integration in Minimally Conscious State: Proof of Concept! by Antonino Naro, Antonino Leo, Antonino Cannavò, Antonio Buda, Rocco Bruno, Carlo Salviera, Placido Bramanti, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…We measured some markers of audiomotor integration (AMI) in 20 patients affected by DOC, before and after the application of a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocol (rTMS) delivered over the left primary motor area (M1), paired to a transauricular alternating current stimulation. …”
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Elevated Aminotransferase Activity as an Indication of Muscular Dystrophy: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by S Zamora, C Adams, JD Butzner, H Machida, Rb Scott

“…At presentation to the gastrointestinal service, one case, age 2.5 months, had no symptoms or signs of neuromuscular dysfunction, while the other four had previously unrecognized hypertrophy of the calves, proximal limb weakness, positive Gower’s sign or delayed gross motor skills. All five patients had marked elevation of serum creatine kinase activity and histopathologically confirmed muscular dystrophy. …”
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Training-Specific Neural Plasticity in Spinal Reflexes after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury by Atif S. Khan, Susan K. Patrick, Francois D. Roy, Monica A. Gorassini, Jaynie F. Yang

“…The neural plasticity of spinal reflexes after two contrasting forms of walking training was determined in individuals with chronic, motor-incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Endurance Training involved treadmill walking for as long as possible, and Precision Training involved walking precisely over obstacles and onto targets overground. …”
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Feasibility of Dual-Task Gait Training for Community-Dwelling Adults after Stroke: A Case Series by Prudence Plummer, Raymond M. Villalobos, Moira S. Vayda, Myriam Moser, Erin Johnson

“…This case series explored the feasibility and efficacy of cognitive-motor dual-task gait training in community-dwelling adults within 12 months of stroke. …”
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A comprehensive transcriptional reference for severity and progression in spinal cord injury reveals novel translational biomarker genes by Rubén Grillo-Risco, Marta R. Hidalgo, Beatriz Martínez-Rojas, Victoria Moreno-Manzano, Francisco García-García

“…Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that leads to motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction. Current therapeutic options remain limited, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive understanding of the underlying SCI-associated molecular mechanisms. …”
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Current evidence on the use of sugammadex for neuromuscular blockade antagonism during electroconvulsive therapy: a narrative review by Vivek Arora, Laurence Henson, Sandeep Kataria

“…Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) are used to block tonic-clonic motor activity and associated physical harm during the delivery of ECT. …”
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Gradual Recovery from Nonambulatory Quadriparesis Caused by Metastatic Epidural Cervical Cord Compression in an Octogenarian Gallbladder Carcinoma Patient Treated with Image-Guided... by Kazuhiro Ohtakara, Hiroaki Hoshi

“…Despite the fact that steroids were not administered, the patient reported significant pain reduction and showed improved motor function 3 and 4 weeks after the IG-3DCRT, respectively. …”
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Etiopathogenesis and surgical treatment of epithelial pilonidal sinus by A. Yu. Titov, I. V. Kostarev, A. K. Batischev

“…Attempts to find the radical EPS treatment method providing the lowest pain level, small wound surface and allowing the lowest possible disability period and motor activity limitation, stimulate development of new surgical treatment methods and improvement of already established operations.Conclusion. …”
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Trigonelline exerts its neuroprotective effects in experimental spinal cord injury through modulation of inflammation, apoptosis, and neurotrophic factors by Zhi-Lan Ye, Yuan Cao

“…Results: Trigonelline (100 and 200 mg/kg) treatment effectively (P<0.05) mitigated SCI-induced changes in mechano-tactile sensation, allodynia, hyperalgesia, and motor nerve conduction velocity. It notably (P<0.05) downregulated apoptotic (Bax and caspase-3) and inflammatory (COX-II) markers, while upregulating Bcl-2 and BDNF mRNA expression in the spinal cord (P<0.05). …”
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