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A soft wearable robot for tremor assessment and suppression
2011
2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
First results demonstrate the performance of the TREMOR neurorobot as a novel means of assessing and attenuating pathological tremors. ...
In this context, this paper presents the concept design, development, and preliminary validation of a soft wearable robot for tremor assessment and suppression. ...
allowing for tremor attenuation. ...
doi:10.1109/icra.2011.5979639
dblp:conf/icra/GallegoRIDKPPBGFPMDP11
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Adenosine is crucial for deep brain stimulation–mediated attenuation of tremor
2007
Nature Medicine
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a widely used neurosurgical approach to treating tremor and other movement disorders 1-3 . ...
Intrathalamic infusion of A1 receptor agonists directly reduces tremor, whereas adenosine A1 receptor-null mice show involuntary movements and seizure at stimulation intensities below the therapeutic level ...
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a widely used neurosurgical approach to treating tremor and other movement disorders [1] [2] [3] . ...
doi:10.1038/nm1693
pmid:18157140
fatcat:vqpiycazwzaq5j3phsuy4paxee
Novel Functional MRI Task for Studying the Neural Correlates of Upper Limb Tremor
2018
Frontiers in Neurology
Tremor of the upper limbs is a disabling symptom that is present during several neurological disorders and is currently without treatment. ...
However, no adequately or standardized protocols for fMRI exists at present. Here we present a novel, online available fMRI task that could be used to assess the in vivo pathology of tremor. ...
Tremor is one of the most common movement disorders and is a symptom of many neurological disorders including PD, ET, and MS (37, 38) . ...
doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00513
pmid:30013508
pmcid:PMC6036145
fatcat:aiykppvwxbcyrnk64p4jtetfny
Diagnosis and therapy of functional tremor a systematic review illustrated by a case report
2020
Neurological Research and Practice
Background Diagnosis of functional movement disorders and specifically functional tremor (FT) (representing 50% of them) remains demanding. ...
Additionally, due to heterogeneity of the disorders, structured concepts and guidelines for diagnosis and therapy are difficult to establish. ...
Acknowledgements We thank the patient for the support and the possibility to publish the case report. ...
doi:10.1186/s42466-020-00073-1
pmid:33324935
pmcid:PMC7713151
fatcat:vaibc7csnvcxrj2ep7ss2i74py
Bioinformatic Approaches Used in Modelling Human Tremor
2009
Current Bioinformatics
Tremor is a common movement disorder, for which pharmacological and neurophysiological models have been developed these last 3 decades, and which is at the frontier of biology, health sciences and computer ...
In particular, algorithms for instantaneous assessments of oscillations and direct online cancellations have been suggested. ...
A novel technique for the study of tremor was presented. ...
doi:10.2174/157489309788184747
fatcat:kts5h6kgxzchfb6ejxgiprl4jy
Acute effects of thalamic deep brain stimulation and thalamotomy on sensorimotor cortex local field potentials in essential tremor
2012
Clinical Neurophysiology
Following thalamotomy, theta and beta (13-30 Hz) was increased in M1. Induction of postural tremor reduced M1 theta, alpha and beta activity compared to the resting state. ...
for therapeutic efficacy. ...
Acknowledgments This study was supported by the NIH (R01 NS069779 to P.A.S.) and an educational grant for fellowship training to Dr. Air from Medtronic Inc. Dr. Air receives consulting fees from St. ...
doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2012.04.020
pmid:22633916
pmcid:PMC3577937
fatcat:m2mkui25hfhtpipcooi5wfrole
Substantia Nigra Volume Dissociates Bradykinesia and Rigidity from Tremor in Parkinson's Disease: A 7 Tesla Imaging Study
2020
Journal of Parkinson's Disease
Non-invasive in vivo 7.0T QSM may serve as a biomarker in longitudinal studies of SN atrophy and in studies of people at risk for developing PD. ...
In postmortem analysis of late stage Parkinson's disease (PD) neuronal loss in the substantial nigra (SN) correlates with the antemortem severity of bradykinesia and rigidity, but not tremor. ...
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Dr. Poston has received consulting fees from Allergan and Curasen, and research grants from Sanofi. Dr. Wang has share ownership in Medimagemetric LLC to disclose. Dr. ...
doi:10.3233/jpd-191890
pmid:32250317
fatcat:7icogvpgwbe7fjkt3pjmweea3m
On-Off Tremor Suppression Orthosis with Electromagnetic Brake
2013
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Pathological tremor is a common neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary rhythmic oscillation of body parts. ...
A MEMS gyro signal is processed to assess the tremor component. The system successfully reduces tremor amplitude with over 88% of tremor signal power reduction. ...
Acknowledgements This work is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the International Essential Tremor ...
doi:10.11159/ijmem.2013.002
fatcat:wk24ygzbrzhtlijw4tl7ur6vby
How to Tackle Tremor – Systematic Review of the Literature and Diagnostic Work-Up
2012
Frontiers in Neurology
Tremor is the most prevalent movement disorder in clinical practice. ...
Studies that were included investigated the value and/or usability of diagnostic tests for tremor. ...
However, this has not been assessed for differentiating ET from PD. Also, the effect of a levodopa trial on tremor has not been assessed separately. ...
doi:10.3389/fneur.2012.00146
pmid:23109928
pmcid:PMC3478569
fatcat:go5pach4zzdjpfhq4wms5bzc2e
Principles of Electrophysiological Assessments for Movement Disorders
2020
Journal of Movement Disorders
Electrophysiological studies can provide objective and quantifiable assessments of movement disorders. ...
They are useful in the diagnosis of hyperkinetic movement disorders, particularly tremors and myoclonus. ...
In this review, we will outline the basic settings and techniques used in electrophysiological studies for movement disorders, data analysis techniques and the typi-cal response patterns corresponding ...
doi:10.14802/jmd.19064
pmid:31986867
pmcid:PMC6987526
fatcat:uux2nof5m5c6reuot3ytb6q4xy
A neuroprosthesis for tremor management through the control of muscle co-contraction
2013
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Pathological tremor is the most prevalent movement disorder. ...
Results: The neuroprosthesis attained significant attenuation of tremor (p < 0.001), and reduced its amplitude up to a 52.33 ± 25.48%. ...
A more profound investigation of this phenomenon is needed, and would require from the integration of electromyographic (EMG) recordings and advanced signal processing techniques-to remove the artifacts ...
doi:10.1186/1743-0003-10-36
pmid:23587119
pmcid:PMC3661364
fatcat:fgn44fy2nfbgjkj5th7n3ktuqa
DIMETER: A Haptic Master Device for Tremor Diagnosis in Neurodegenerative Diseases
2014
Sensors
In this study, a device based on patient motion capture is developed for the reliable and non-invasive diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. ...
Here, we first present a literature review of the methods used to detect and evaluate tremor; then, we describe the DIMETER device in terms of the software and hardware used and the battery of tests developed ...
Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the doctors who participated in the study for their cooperation and support during the tests, especially Carlos Magariños, Roberto Figueiras (Ramon y Cajal ...
doi:10.3390/s140304536
pmid:24608001
pmcid:PMC4003956
fatcat:srah4p7ofjevjhum2ayv3wk7fa
Evaluation of movement and brain activity
2021
Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical neurophysiology studies can contribute important information about the physiology of human movement and the pathophysiology and diagnosis of different movement disorders. ...
This review, initiating a series of articles on this topic, focuses on the methods and techniques. ...
Acknowledgements Some sections of the article are similar to the corresponding sections in the Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume 1 (Hallett, 2003) , since this is intended to be an update of ...
doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2021.04.023
pmid:34488012
pmcid:PMC8478902
fatcat:lxtcdawk4ngqblxy5plaig355q
Clinical Intervention Using Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Stimulation of the Brain in Diverse Neurological Disorders
2022
Frontiers in Neurology
Various surgical techniques and pharmaceutical treatments have been developed to improve the current technologies of treating brain diseases. ...
It can deliver acoustic energy through the physical barrier of the brain and eliminate abnormal brain cells to treat patients with Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. ...
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We thank Megan Griffiths for editorial review. ...
doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.880814
pmid:35614924
pmcid:PMC9124976
fatcat:h5g4ro2fbfdwhc63hpcvtr6soa
Anaesthesia and deep brain stimulation
2016
Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
AbstractDeep brain stimulation (DBS) is becoming an increasingly popular minimally invasive surgical procedure for various movement disorders, especially Parkinson's disease. ...
This review article discusses the surgical procedure of DBS, devices currently available, perioperative anaesthetic concerns and techniques, effect of anaesthetic drugs on microelectrode recordings and ...
In 1975, the concept of stimulation rather than ablation of deep brain structures for treatment of movement disorders emerged. DBS was first developed in 1987 by Professor and Neurosurgeon Dr. ...
doi:10.4103/2348-0548.190064
fatcat:wk5fgcue3vdpjcpte3qzjnwgu4
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