Two paralysed patients have been able to walk short distances and even climb stairs once more after being implanted with electrodes in their brains.



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Deep brain stimulation helps two patients walk after spinal injury

More research is still needed – and this technique will not be effective for all patients. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Brain stimulation can help injured people walk: Study

In a world first, surgeons have used a technique called deep brain stimulation to "re-awaken" dormant nerve fibres in the spinal cord and re-establish control of the leg muscles.

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Paralysed patients able to walk short distances after having electrodes implanted in their brains

Deep brain stimulation therapy has helped two patients with spinal cord injuries regain some movement.

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It weighs just five grams and represents 0.3% of the volume of the entire brain, but, hidden in the depths of the brain, the hypothalamus is giant: it synthesizes several hormones and activates or controls basic functions such as body temperature, heart rate, thirst, the center of hunger and satiety, sexual desire, motivations... Now, a group of Swiss researchers detail in the scientific journal Nature Medicine that they have discovered an unexp…

Pesa apenas cinco gramos y representa el 0,3% del volumen de todo el cerebro, pero, escondido en lo más profundo del encéfalo, el hipotálamo es gigante: sintetiza varias hormonas y activa o controla funciones básicas como la temperatura corporal, el ritmo cardíaco, la sed, el centro del hambre y la saciedad, el deseo sexual, las motivaciones... Ahora, un grupo de investigadores suizos detalla en la revista científica Nature Medicine que han desc…

Dos lesionados medulares vuelven a caminar tras activar una zona del cerebro no relacionada con caminar

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Two spinal cord injuries rewalk after activating an area of the brain unrelated to walking

Get latest articles and stories on Health at LatestLY.  Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Gregoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have made significant advances in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). The scientists boosted the recovery of lower limb movements in two people with partial SCI by delivering deep brain stimulation (DBS) to an unanticipated region of the brain--the lateral hypothalam…

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Stimulating Hypothalamus Restores Walking in Paralyzed Patients: Study

Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have achieved a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). By applying deep brain stimulation (DBS) to an unexpected region in the brain—the lateral hypothalamus (LH)—the team has improved the recovery of lower limb movements in two individuals with partial SCI, greatly improving their autonomy and well-being.

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Stimulating the hypothalamus can restore walking in paralyzed patients, study shows

Swiss researchers identified a brain region that, when stimulated, led to a sustained improvement in walking ability.

Schweizer Forschende identifizierten eine Gehirnregion, die durch Stimulation zu einer nachhaltigen Verbesserung der Gehfähigkeit führte.

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Milestone achieved in the treatment of spinal cord injuries

Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have achieved a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI).

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Hypothalamic DBS therapy improves recovery of lower limb movements after spinal cord injury

Doctors have developed a method that could help people with partially damaged nerve pathways in the spinal cord to undergo rehabilitation. However, this requires electrodes to be inserted into the patient's brain.

Mediziner haben eine Methode entwickelt, die Menschen mit teilweise beschädigten Nervenbahnen im Rückenmark bei der Reha unterstützen könnte. Jedoch müssen Patienten dafür Elektroden ins Gehirn gesetzt werden.

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Incomplete paraplegia: Deep brain stimulation helps two sufferers to walk

Two patients with partial spinal cord injuries have achieved greater autonomy in walking thanks to an innovative electrostimulation therapy applied to a very specific brain region. One of them can even climb up and down stairs without help.The clinical advance, published this Wednesday in the journal Nature Medicine, culminates a study initiated in mice that has identified a brain area traditionally related to excitement and feeding as key in th…

Dos pacientes con lesiones parciales de médula espinal han conseguido mayor autonomía al andar gracias a una innovadora terapia de electroestimulación aplicada a una región cerebral muy concreta. Uno de ellos puede incluso subir y bajar escaleras sin ayuda. El avance clínico, publicado este miércoles en la revista Nature Medicine, culmina un estudio iniciado en ratones que ha identificado una zona del cerebro tradicionalmente relacionada con la …

Paralysed patients able to walk short distances after having electrodes implanted in their brains

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