Neurology

Automatic recognition of pleasant content of odours through ElectroEncephaloGraphic activity analysis.

This study presents a machine learning approach applied to ElectroEnchephaloGraphic (EEG) response in a group of subjects when exposed to a controlled olfactory stimulation experiment. In the literature, in fact, there are controversial results on EEG response to odorants. This study proposes a robust leave-one-subject-out classification method to recognize features extracted from EEG signals belo...

Genotoxicity in lead treated human lymphocytes evaluated by micronucleus and comet assays.

Lead (Pb) which plays a significant role in modern industry is related to a broad range of physiological, biochemical, behavioural and genetical dysfunctions. Its exposure leads to an increased frequency of genetic aberrations in humans. Hence, this study was designed to assess the genotoxic effect of lead acetate at three dosage levels (10, 25 and 50 µg/mL) by employing: the Cytokinesis Block Mic...

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the primary motor cortex and robot-assisted arm training in chronic incomplete cervical spinal cord injury: A proof of concept sham-randomized clinical study.

BACKGROUND: After cervical spinal cord injury, current options for treatment of upper extremity motor functions have been limited to traditional appro...

Comparison of Feature Selection Techniques in Machine Learning for Anatomical Brain MRI in Dementia.

We present a comparative split-half resampling analysis of various data driven feature selection and classification methods for the whole brain voxel-...

Using the Gene Ontology to Annotate Key Players in Parkinson's Disease.

The Gene Ontology (GO) is widely recognised as the gold standard bioinformatics resource for summarizing functional knowledge of gene products in a co...

[The Effect of Emulsified Sevofluran on Muscular Relaxation through Selective Blockage of Peripheral Nerves].

OBJECTIVES: To identify the site that emulsified sevoflurane influences in the nerve system.

Combining Dopaminergic Facilitation with Robot-Assisted Upper Limb Therapy in Stroke Survivors: A Focused Review.

Despite aggressive conventional therapy, lasting hemiplegia persists in a large percentage of stroke survivors. The aim of this article is to critical...

Robotic Excision of a Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Mitral Chordae.

Papillary fibroelastomas of the mitral chordae tendineae are rare, primary benign tumors. They are either incidentally diagnosed during echocardiograp...

From cineradiography to biorobots: an approach for designing robots to emulate and study animal locomotion.

Robots are increasingly used as scientific tools to investigate animal locomotion. However, designing a robot that properly emulates the kinematic and...

Dissociation of Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease effects with imaging.

INTRODUCTION: Down Syndrome (DS) adults experience accumulation of Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like amyloid plaques and tangles and a high incidence of d...

Automatic Classification on Multi-Modal MRI Data for Diagnosis of the Postural Instability and Gait Difficulty Subtype of Parkinson's Disease.

BACKGROUND: Patients with the postural instability and gait difficulty subtype (PIGD) of Parkinson's disease (PD) are a refractory challenge in clinic...

Addressing Confounding in Predictive Models with an Application to Neuroimaging.

Understanding structural changes in the brain that are caused by a particular disease is a major goal of neuroimaging research. Multivariate pattern a...

Big Data and Machine Learning in Plastic Surgery: A New Frontier in Surgical Innovation.

Medical decision-making is increasingly based on quantifiable data. From the moment patients come into contact with the health care system, their enti...

[Prosthetic reconstruction of the upper extremity].

BACKGROUND: Prosthetic replacement after amputation or loss of function of the upper extremity has gained therapeutic value over the last years. The c...

[The clinical condition and treatment of diseases associated with sudden death].

The Hokkaido Medical Society is a group of doctors and medical researchers in Hokkaido. Its purpose is to contribute to medicine and to the improvemen...

The era of the robots is now?

If you read the news either as hard copy or online I am sure that you notice reports about the presence and use of robots more frequently; and often t...

[RESEARCH PROGRESS OF PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY ASSISTED BY Da Vinci ROBOTIC SYSTEM].

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the research progress of peripheral nerve surgery assisted by Da Vinci robotic system.

[Recognition of Low Arousal Level Electroencephalogram in the Vigilance Based on Wavelet Packet Rhythm and Support Vector Machine].

Poor and monotonous work could easily lead to a decrease of arousal level of the monitoring work personnel. In order to improve the performance of mon...

Employing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework to capture user feedback in the design and testing stage of development of home-based arm rehabilitation technology.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a framework to ensure that k...

[Robotics and improvement of the quality of geriatric care].

New technologies offer innovations to improve the care of the elderly with Alzheimer's or and other forms of dementia. Robots, endowed with features s...