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Analysis of healthy sitting behavior: Interface pressure distribution and subcutaneous tissue oxygenation [PDF]

, 2009
Pressure ulcers are a large problem in individuals who use a wheelchair for their mobility and have limited trunk stability and motor function. Because no relation between interface pressure and pressure ulcer development has been established and no ...
Geffen, Paul van, IJzerman, Maarten, Jannink, Michiel, Nederhand, Marc, Reenalda, Jasper, Rietman, Hans   +5 more
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Cutaneous Phosphorylated Alpha‐Synuclein in Lewy Body Dementia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the test performance of cutaneous phosphorylated alpha‐synuclein (P‐SYN) in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), individuals with reduced Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and healthy controls. Methods This is the first subgroup analysis of the Synuclein‐One study, a prospective, blinded study evaluating P‐SYN detection ...
Christopher H. Gibbons, Todd Levine, Charles H. Adler, Bailey Bellaire, Ningshan Wang, Pinky Agarwal, Georgina M. Aldridge, Alexandru Barboi, Daniel Claassen, Virgilio G. H. Evidente, Douglas Galasko, Alejandra Gonzalez‐Duarte, Ramon Gil, Mark Gudesblatt, Stuart H. Isaacson, Horacio Kaufmann, Pravin Khemani, Rajeev Kumar, Guillaume Lamotte, Andy J. Liu, Nikolaus R. McFarland, Mitchell G. Miglis, Adam Reynolds, Gregory A. Sahagian, Marie‐Helene Saint‐Hilaire, Julie B. Schwartzbard, Wolfgang Singer, Michael J. Soileau, Steven Vernino, Patricio Millar Vernetti, Oleg Yerstein, Roy Freeman   +31 more
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Control of the electric wheelchair using EEG classification [PDF]

, 2015
Electric wheelchairs are some of the most important devices to assist physically handicapped persons. This paper presents the concept of brain controlled electric wheelchair designed for people who are not able to use other interfaces such as a hand ...
Malý, L.
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Simple Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm for Rehabilitation Robots [PDF]

, 2007
The efficiency of a rehabilitation robot is improved by offering record-and-replay to operate the robot. While automatically moving to a stored target (replay) collisions of the robot with obstacles in its work space must be avoided.
Römer, G.R.B., Stuyt, F.H.A., Stuyt, H.J.A.   +2 more
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Predicting Loss of Ambulation in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy R9

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type R9 (LGMDR9) results from biallelic variants in FKRP. There is limited data to predict loss of ambulation (LOA) among those with LGMDR9. Methods Participants in an ongoing dystroglycanopathy natural history study (NCT00313677) with FKRP variants who had achieved ambulation and were more than 3 ...
Chandra L. Miller, Lauren N. Coffey, Shelley R. H. Mockler, Katie M. Laubscher, Carrie M. Stephan, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Katherine D. Mathews   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The pain experiences of powered wheelchair users [PDF]

, 2011
Copyright © 2012 Informa UK, Ltd. This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below.Purpose: To explore the experience of pain and discomfort in users of electric-powered indoor/outdoor wheelchairs ...
Andrew O. Frank, Arthur S, Barnard M, Boninger ML, British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, Claudius Neophytou, Cooper RA, Department of Health, Frank AO, Frank AO, Health &, Jock MT, Julia L. Frank, Krouskop TA, Lorraine H. De Souza, Ritchie J, Wolf E   +16 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validity of consumer-grade activity monitor to identify manual wheelchair propulsion in standardized activities of daily living. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Hypoactive lifestyle contributes to the development of secondary complications and lower quality of life in wheelchair users. There is a need for objective and user-friendly physical activity monitors for wheelchair-dependent individuals in order to ...
Marika T Leving, Henricus L D Horemans, Riemer J K Vegter, Sonja de Groot, Johannes B J Bussmann, Lucas H V van der Woude   +5 more
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Brainstem and Cerebellar Volume Loss and Associated Clinical Features in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative ‘tauopathy’ with predominating pathology in the basal ganglia and midbrain. Caudal tau spread frequently implicates the cerebellum; however, the pattern of atrophy remains equivocal.
Chloe Spiegel, Timothy P. Siejka, Cassandra Marotta, Josh J. Y. Lee, Kelly Bertram, Terence J. O'Brien, Meng Law, Lucy Vivash, Ian H. Harding   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of wheelchair design on user function in a rural South African setting

African Journal of Disability, 2015
Background: Wheelchairs provide mobility that can enhance function and community integration. Function in a wheelchair is influenced by wheelchair design.
Surona Visagie, Svenje Duffield, Mariaan Unger   +2 more
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