scholarly journals Effects of long-term vestibular rehabilitation therapy with vibrotactile sensory augmentation for people with unilateral vestibular disorders – A randomized preliminary study

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 323-334
Author(s):  
Tian Bao ◽  
Brooke N. Klatt ◽  
Wendy J. Carender ◽  
Catherine Kinnaird ◽  
Saud Alsubaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vestibular Rehabilitation ◽  
Vestibular Disorders ◽  
Sensory Augmentation ◽  
Rehabilitation Therapy ◽  
Preliminary Study

scholarly journals Lindsay-Hemenway Syndrome: Review of the literature and case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (37) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Alina Georgiana Anghel ◽  
Carmen Badea ◽  
Gabriela Musat
Keyword(s):  
Clinical History ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Vestibular Rehabilitation ◽  
Vestibular Disorders ◽  
Rehabilitation Therapy ◽  
Positional Vertigo ◽  
Vestibular Neuropathy ◽  
Vestibular Neuronitis ◽  
Central Compensation ◽  
Careful Investigation

AbstractOBJECTIVES. Reviewing the literature data related to Lindsay – Hemenway syndrome.MATERIAL AND METHODS. We searched PubMed and Google Scholar with the key words of “Lindsay-Hemenway syndrome”, “benign positional vertigo”, “vestibular rehabilitation”RESULTS. Lindsay-Hemenway syndrome is characterized by an association between vestibular neuronitis and BPPV. The specificity of the syndrome consists in the existence of an initial episode of acute vestibular neuropathy manifested by intense vertigo and nystagmus, followed in a variable time frame by episodes of posterior canal BPPV. The treatment of the syndrome consists in a combination of otolith repositioning manoeuvres and vestibular rehabilitation therapy. The physicians involved in treating patients with vestibular disorders should be aware of the existence of this syndrome in order to diagnose and treat the patients accordingly.CONCLUSION. The Lindsay-Hemenway syndrome is a challenge for the physician. In order to establish a diagnosis, a careful investigation of clinical history and objective examination are needed. The clinician should take into consideration the presence of a sudden vertigo without deafness followed by postural nystagmus, and unilateral labyrinthine hyporeflexia or absence of reflectivity. For a successful therapeutic approach, we should be able to combine manoeuvres of repositioning for BPPV with an appropriate vestibular rehabilitation therapy in order to ensure a correct central compensation of the peripheral unilateral deficit.

Ultrastructural observations of the aorta of calves implanted with a mechanical left ventricular assist device

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 834-835
Author(s):  
J P Cassella ◽  
V Salih ◽  
T R Graham
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Aortic Tissue ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
Preliminary Study

Left ventricular assist systems are being developed for eventual long term or permanent implantation as an alternative to heart transplantation in patients unsuitable for or denied the transplant option. Evaluation of the effects of these devices upon normal physiology is required. A preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the morphology of aortic tissue from calves implanted with a pneumatic Left Ventricular Assist device-LVAD. Two 3 month old heifer calves (calf 1 and calf 2) were electively explanted after 128 days and 47 days respectively. Descending thoracic aortic tissue from both animals was removed immediately post mortem and placed into karnovsky’s fixative. The tissue was subsequently processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Some aortic tissue was fixed in neutral buffered formalin and processed for routine light microscopy.

scholarly journals Partial Decellularization for Segmental Tracheal Scaffold Tissue Engineering: A Preliminary Study in Rabbits

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 866
Author(s):  
Luong Huu Dang ◽  
Yuan Tseng ◽  
How Tseng ◽  
Shih-Han Hung
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Stability ◽  
Vital Staining ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Long Term Survival ◽  
Cartilage Cells ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Epithelial Layers

In this study, we developed a new procedure for the rapid partial decellularization of the harvested trachea. Partial decellularization was performed using a combination of detergent and sonication to completely remove the epithelial layers outside of the cartilage ring. The post-decellularized tracheal segments were assessed with vital staining, which showed that the core cartilage cells remarkably remained intact while the cells outside of the cartilage were no longer viable. The ability of the decellularized tracheal segments to evade immune rejection was evaluated through heterotopic implantation of the segments into the chest muscle of rabbits without any immunosuppressive therapy, which demonstrated no evidence of severe rejection or tissue necrosis under H&E staining, as well as the mechanical stability under stress-pressure testing. Finally, orthotopic transplantation of partially decellularized trachea with no immunosuppression treatment resulted in 2 months of survival in two rabbits and one long-term survival (2 years) in one rabbit. Through evaluations of posttransplantation histology and endoscopy, we confirmed that our partial decellularization method could be a potential method of producing low-immunogenic cartilage scaffolds with viable, functional core cartilage cells that can achieve long-term survival after in vivo transplantation.

scholarly journals Virtual Reality In Paraplegia: A Test Bed Applicationn

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-156
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Riva
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Design Issues ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Preliminary Study

The paper presents an overview of the ergonomic/design issues of a VR-enhanced orthopaedic appliance to be used in rehabilitation of patients with Spinal Cord Injury. First, some design considerations are described and an outline of aims which the tool should pursue are given. Finally, the design issues are described focusing both on the development of a test-bed rehabilitation device and on the description of a preliminary study detailing the use of the device with a long-term SCI patient. The basis for this approach is that physical therapy and motivation are crucial for maintaining flexibility and muscle strength and for reorganizing the nervous system after SCIs.

scholarly journals Intensive Rehabilitation Therapy Following Brain Tumor Surgery: A Pilot Study of Effectiveness and Long-Term Satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junghoon Yu ◽  
Youngsu Jung ◽  
Joonhyun Park ◽  
Jong Moon Kim ◽  
Miri Suh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Tumor Surgery ◽  
Brain Tumor Surgery ◽  
Rehabilitation Therapy ◽  
Intensive Rehabilitation
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