Innovations in Neurorehabilitation

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Rehabilitation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 431

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1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
Interests: rehabilitation; electrophysiology; physical rehabilitation; neurorehabilitation; stroke rehabilitation; regenerative rehabilitation; spinal cord injury rehabilitation; non-invasive brain stimulation
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Dear Colleagues,

A new era of neurorehabilitation is upon us. Researchers have determined that the physical and neurological functions themselves form the basis of our physical and neurological systems and induce plastic change. No ground-breaking treatment innovations, as represented by regenerative medicine or gene treatment, will be able to stand alone without rehabilitation, as long as that treatment requires the reorganization or maturation of the patients’ neural system. Moreover, with advancements in a variety of fields such as brain science, robotics, virtual reality, and neuro-engineering, researchers, all around the world, are currently establishing new treatment modalities. Rehabilitation is the hope for people with neurological diseases and injuries.

For this Special Issue, we invite neurorehabilitative studies and methodology reports, as well as review papers from both clinical and preclinical fields.

Dr. Syoichi Tashiro
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • clinical neurophysiology
  • neuroengineering
  • robotics
  • non-invasive transcranial brain stimulation
  • spinal stimulation
  • regenerative rehabilitation
  • neuroimaging
  • brain–computer interface
  • brain–spine interface
  • virtual reality
  • environmental control systems
  • higher level cognitive functions
  • vision rehabilitation

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Virtual Reality-Induced Modification of Vestibulo–Ocular Reflex Gain in Posturography Tests
by Jan Warchoł, Anna Tetych, Robert Tomaszewski, Bartłomiej Kowalczyk and Grażyna Olchowik
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(10), 2742; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13102742 - 7 May 2024
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Background: The aim of the study was to demonstrate the influence of virtual reality (VR) exposure on postural stability and determine the mechanism of this influence. Methods: Twenty-six male participants aged 21–23 years were included, who underwent postural stability assessment twice [...] Read more.
Background: The aim of the study was to demonstrate the influence of virtual reality (VR) exposure on postural stability and determine the mechanism of this influence. Methods: Twenty-six male participants aged 21–23 years were included, who underwent postural stability assessment twice before and after a few minute of single VR exposure. The VR projection was a computer-generated simulation of the surrounding scenery. Postural stability was assessed using the Sensory Organization Test (SOT), using Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP). Results: The findings indicated that VR exposure affects the visual and vestibular systems. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in results before and after VR exposure were observed in tests on an unstable surface. It was confirmed that VR exposure has a positive influence on postural stability, attributed to an increase in the sensory weight of the vestibular system. Partial evidence suggested that the reduction in vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) reinforcement may result in an adaptive shift to the optokinetic reflex (OKR). Conclusions: By modifying the process of environmental perception through artificial sensory simulation, the influence of VR on postural stability has been demonstrated. The validity of this type of research is determined by the effectiveness of VR techniques in the field of vestibular rehabilitation. Full article
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