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Differences and Commonalities of Electrical Stimulation Paradigms After Central Paralysis and Amputation

open access: yesArtificial Organs, EarlyView.
Invasive and non‐invasive functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a well‐established method to partially restore function after paralysis and deliver sensory feedback after amputation. This work summarizes the current state‐of‐the‐art of FES for restoring function, supporting rehabilitation therapy, and assistive devices.
Thomas Stieglitz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mistakes in medical ontologies: Where do they come from and how can they be detected? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
We present the details of a methodology for quality assurance in large medical terminologies and describe three algorithms that can help terminology developers and users to identify potential mistakes.
Ceusters, Werner   +3 more
core  

Simulating naturalistic instruction: the case for a voice mediated interface for assistive technology for cognition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A variety of brain pathologies can result in difficulties performing complex behavioural sequences. Assistive technology for cognition (ATC) attempts support of complex sequences with the aim of reducing disability.
Gillespie, Alex, O'Neill, Brian
core   +1 more source

Transgender identification and psychological distress: A psychoanalytic case study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychotherapy, EarlyView.
This is an account of my psychoanalytic work with Jozsef, a transgender patient assigned female at birth who ended psychoanalytic treatment abruptly after 1 year. The initial 3 months were three times weekly, then four times weekly for another 9 months. Presenting problems were depression and intense feelings of loneliness.
Sheila Levi
wiley   +1 more source

Phantom Limbs: Affect, Haptics and ‘Partes De Mucha Gente’ in Mariana Enriquez's Nuestra Parte De Noche

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, EarlyView.
In Mariana Enriquez's Nuestra parte de noche (Our Share of Night), the insistence on narrating putrid wounds and hewn limbs seeks to reinvigorate stagnant tropes, to highlight the corporeal cruelty obfuscated by the ghostly. This article explores the association between textures and emotions, specifically questioning what it can lead to when remains ...
Ana María Villaveces Galofre
wiley   +1 more source

Replantation of Nine Fingers in a Patient: A case report

open access: yesSultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2019
Amputation of multiple fingers of both hands is a rare and serious injury. We report a case of a 41-year-old male patient who presented to Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2015 with the amputation of nine fingers due to a workplace injury.
Rahul K. Patil   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of socio-economic deprivation on mobility, participation and quality of life following major lower extremity amputation in the West of Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Objective: Lower extremity amputation (LEA) is more common in people from lower socio-economic groups. This study examined this further by investigating the influence of socio-economic status on mobility, participation, and quality of life (QoL) after ...
Davie-Smith, Fiona   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Successful first rehabilitation and release of an endangered Ethiopian wolf

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Wildlife rehabilitation is widely practiced to help injured animals recover and return to the wild, particularly benefiting endangered species that have small local populations. Here, we report the first case of a rehabilitated Ethiopian wolf that was successfully released back in the Simien Mountains.
Sandra Lai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diabetic foot disease and oedema [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are common and disabling, giving rise to significant morbidity and mortality as well as worldwide socioeconomic problems. Despite treatment, DFUs readily become chronic wounds and may lead to major lower limb amputations.
Ho, TK, Leigh, RD, Tsui, J
core   +1 more source

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