scholarly journals CORTICAL EVOKED POTENTIAL AND SUBJECTIVE SENSATION TO ELECTRIC STIMULATION OF THE SKIN: EFFECTS OF POSTURE AND RESPIRATORY MOVEMENT

1966 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 612-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teruo NAKAYAMA ◽  
Tetsuro HORI
2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (10) ◽  
pp. 2018-2026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Bray ◽  
Noriaki Mamiya ◽  
Alice V. Fann ◽  
Harris Gellman ◽  
Robert D. Skinner ◽  
...  

Toxins ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Alessandro Picelli ◽  
Mirko Filippetti ◽  
Giorgio Sandrini ◽  
Cristina Tassorelli ◽  
Roberto De Icco ◽  
...  

Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) represents a first-line treatment for spasticity, a common disabling consequence of many neurological diseases. Electrical stimulation of motor nerve endings has been reported to boost the effect of BoNT-A. To date, a wide range of stimulation protocols has been proposed in the literature. We conducted a systematic review of current literature on the protocols of electrical stimulation to boost the effect of BoNT-A injection in patients with spasticity. A systematic search using the MeSH terms “electric stimulation”, “muscle spasticity” and “botulinum toxins” and strings “electric stimulation [mh] OR electrical stimulation AND muscle spasticity [mh] OR spasticity AND botulinum toxins [mh] OR botulinum toxin type A” was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, PEDro and Cochrane library electronic databases. Full-text articles written in English and published from database inception to March 2021 were included. Data on patient characteristics, electrical stimulation protocols and outcome measures were collected. This systematic review provides a complete overview of current literature on the role of electrical stimulation to boost the effect of BoNT-A injection for spasticity, together with a critical discussion on its rationale based on the neurobiology of BoNT-A uptake.


1988 ◽  
Vol 254 (4) ◽  
pp. G477-G482 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Collet ◽  
P. Meunier ◽  
R. Duclaux ◽  
S. Chery-Croze ◽  
P. Falipou

Although numerous clinical studies have proved that impaired rectal sensation is a major factor in fecal continence dysfunctions, objective studies in this field are still lacking. To provide information on normal rectal afferents, a study of cerebral potentials evoked by mechanical stimulation of the rectal wall was carried out in 10 healthy volunteers (5 male, 5 female; age, 33–52 yr). The stimulating device consisted of a rectal balloon rhythmically inflated and deflated by means of an animal breathing ventilator. Recordings were obtained 2 cm behind the vertex (C'z, International system 10–20). The responses were averaged from 300 to 800 sweeps. The average was triggered either on inflation ("on effect") or on deflation ("off effect"). Inflation volume and pressure were adjusted to induce a clear but not painful pulsing sensation. Reproducible responses were recorded by both on and off effects. The evoked potentials were polyphasic with a succession of positive and negative waves (peak latencies between 78 and 310 ms). The shape of the response (morphology, latency, and amplitude) was perfectly reproducible in the same subject. With regard to intrasubject reproducibility, variability was displayed: only the early waves (latency less than 100 ms) were perfectly reproducible; late waves exhibited variable latency and morphology. The present findings are the first demonstration of the possibility of recording an evoked potential on the scalp after a mechanical stimulation of the rectum.


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