A Novel Electromagnetic-Neurobiologic Interface for Functional Animation of Dormant Motor Nerve Roots in Spinal Cord Injury via Neuromodulation

Frontiers in Surgery

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Jawad Shah¹  Richard H. Smith²  Abeer Al-Gharaibeh² 

[1] Department of Neurosurgery, Insight Institute of Neurosurgery & Neuroscience, United States;Department of Research, Insight Institute of Neurosurgery & Neuroscience, United States;Center for Cognition and Neuroethics, University of Michigan-Flint – IINN, United States;Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, United States

关键词: spinal cord injury;    paralysis;    electrical stimulation;    neuromodulation;    interface;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsurg.2019.00073

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Complete spinal cord injury is a devastating occurrence afflicting millions of people worldwide with no available treatment for functional motor recovery. In this report, we describe a procedure in which we used parts of a device available for chronic pain treatment to provide a neuromodulation of motor nerve roots in a case with complete motor and sensory paraplegia. By using a retrograde trans-foraminal approach to implant electrodes close to L2-S1 motor nerve roots bilaterally, we were able to stimulate those nerves and induce precise movements at the joints of lower extremity in a T5 complete spinal cord injury case. We believe that our approach shows potential of the device as a rehabilitation system with the possibility of a parallel electric circuitry that can bridge a damaged spinal cord.

【 授权许可】

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