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Expanding Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias Limits: Biallelic SPAST Variants in Cerebral Palsy Mimics

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are rare neurodegenerative disorders marked by spasticity and lower limb weakness. The most common type, SPG4, is usually autosomal dominant and caused by SPAST gene variants, typically presenting as pure HSP.
Gregorio A. Nolasco, Mònica Roldán, Yalda Jamshidi, Ioannis Georvasilis, Rocío Jadraque Rodríguez, Reza Boostani, Ali Shoeibi, Lluís Armengol, Anna Codina, Ehsan Ghayoor Karimiani, Cristina Hernando‐Davalillo, Loreto Martorell, María Luisa Ramírez Almaraz, Jordi Muchart, Carlos Ortez, Andrés Nascimento, Roser Urreizti, Daniel Natera‐de Benito, Mercedes Serrano   +18 more
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Augmented Reality’s Impact on English Vocabulary and Content Acquisition in the CLIL Classroom

Applied Sciences
This study interrogates whether Augmented Reality (AR) enhances vocabulary and content acquisition within Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), situating the question in the broader debate on how immersive, multimodal technologies shape ...
Mar Fernandez-Alcocer, Jose Belda-Medina
doaj   +1 more source

The Language Exchange Programme: plugging the gap in formal learning [PDF]

, 2017
In the context of distance language learning, speaking is frequently perceived as the most challenging skill; this paper reports on a 12-week summer language exchange programme providing students with new ways of practising their oral abilities. Students
Brammerts, Council of Europe, Cziko, Dörnyei, Hall, Lewis, O’Dowd, Ryan, Vassallo, Voller   +9 more
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Quantitative Assessment of Upper Limb Ataxia Using a Virtual Reality‐Based Evaluation System

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebellar ataxia impairs coordination and balance, reducing quality of life. Conventional clinical scales, including the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) and the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS), are widely used to assess ataxia but are limited by subjectivity and inter‐rater variability ...
Masayuki Sato, Takayuki Abe, Sho Aoki, Setsuki Tsukagoshi, Yasushi Yuminaka, Yoshio Ikeda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lexical stress constrains English-learning infants' segmentation in a non-native language. [PDF]

, 2018
Infants' ability to segment words in fluent speech is affected by their language experience. In this study we investigated the conditions under which infants can segment words in a non-native language.
Mateu, Victoria E, Sundara, Megha
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Memory, learning and language in autism spectrum disorder [PDF]

, 2018
Background and aims: The ‘dual-systems’ model of language acquisition has been used by Ullman and colleagues to explain patterns of strength and weakness in the language of higher-functioning people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Bodison S., Boucher J., Bowler D., Fay W., Kim S. H., Mottron L., Prévost P., Tager-Flusberg H., Travers B. G., Wing L.   +9 more
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Diffusion Tractography Biomarker for Epilepsy Severity in Children With Drug‐Resistant Epilepsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To develop a novel deep‐learning model of clinical DWI tractography that can accurately predict the general assessment of epilepsy severity (GASE) in pediatric drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) and test if it can screen diverse neurocognitive impairments identified through neuropsychological assessments.
Jeong‐Won Jeong, Min‐Hee Lee, Hiroshi Uda, Yoon Ho Hwang, Michael Behen, Aimee Luat, Csaba Juhász, Eishi Asano   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons Learned: Quality Analysis of Optical Coherence Tomography in Neuromyelitis Optica

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Optical coherence tomography (OCT)‐derived retina measurements are markers for neuroaxonal visual pathway status. High‐quality OCT scans are essential for reliable measurements, but their acquisition is particularly challenging in eyes with severe visual impairment, as often observed in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders ...
Hadi Salih, Sara Samadzadeh, Charlotte Bereuter, Seyedamirhosein Motamedi, Claudia Chien, Pablo Villoslada, Hadas Stiebel‐Kalish, Nasrin Asgari, Yang Mao‐Draayer, Marius Ringelstein, Joachim Havla, Marco Aurélio Lana Peixoto, Ho Jin Kim, Jacqueline Palace, Maria Isabel Leite, Srilakshmi M. Sharma, Fereshteh Ashtari, Rahele Kafieh, Lekha Pandit, Orhan Aktas, Philipp Albrecht, Letizia Leocani, Itay Lotan, Sasitorn Siritho, Jérôme de Seze, Romain Marignier, Caroline Froment Tilikete, Denis Bernardi Bichuetti, Ivan Maynart Tavares, Ayse Altintas, Anu Jacob, Saif Huda, Ibis Soto de Castillo, Lawrence J. Cook, Michael R. Yeaman, Axel Petzold, Alexander U. Brandt, Friedemann Paul, Frederike C. Oertel, Hanna G. Zimmermann, with the Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation—International Clinical Consortium and CROCTINO Collaborators   +40 more
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Comparison of Therapy Practice at Home and in the Clinic: A Retrospective Analysis of the Constant Therapy Platform Data Set

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Background: Computer-based therapies can provide an affordable and practical alternative by providing frequent intervention for stroke survivors with chronic aphasia by allowing the opportunity for home exercise practice, however more evidence is needed.
Jason Godlove, Veera Anantha, Mahendra Advani, Carrie Des Roches, Swathi Kiran, Swathi Kiran   +5 more
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Factors contributing to effective language laboratory use in New Zealand tertiary institutes : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Japanese at Massey University [PDF]

, 1998
This study focuses on how language laboratories in New Zealand tertiary institutes can be used more effectively. The language laboratory is an excellent tool of learning which can be used to aid the development of both listening and speaking skills as ...
Nesbitt, Dallas
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