Trevor Dyson-Hudson, MD: Addressing Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord Injury
October 17th 2019The director of the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research and co-director of the Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center at Kessler Foundation shared insight into the work the center is doing to address the secondary complications and challenges faced by individuals with spinal cord injury.
Reena Mehra, MD, MS: Approaches to Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
October 16th 2019The director of the Sleep Disorders Research Program at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine offered perspective on the currently available interventions for OSA, including the use of upper airway neurostimulation.
Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD: Using Cognitive Rehab Tactics in Healthy Individuals
October 15th 2019The director of Centers for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation discussed the use of cognitive rehabilitation techniques in healthy individuals.
Reena Mehra, MD, MS: Importance of Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
October 11th 2019The director of the Sleep Disorders Research Program at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine discussed the importance of identifying and diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea as a prevention for a number of its consequential risk factors.
Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD: Varying Benefits of Cognitive Rehab in MS and TBI
October 11th 2019The director of Centers for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation shared her perspective on the varying benefits different patient groups derive through strategy training for cognitive rehabilitation.
Reena Mehra, MD, MS: Early Diagnosis of OSA
October 10th 2019The director of the Sleep Disorders Research Program at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine discussed the importance of identifying and diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea as a prevention for a number of its consequential risk factors.
Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD: Strategy Training in Cognitive Rehabilitation
October 8th 2019The director of Centers for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation discussed the use of strategy training in the cognitive rehabilitation of patients with MS and TBI.
Bernard Baumel, MD: Evaluating Stem Cells in Alzheimer Disease
October 4th 2019Bernard Baumel, MD, and colleagues at the University of Miami have recently launched a clinical trial to examine the safety and efficacy of multiple doses of human mesenchymal stem cells in patients with Alzheimer disease.
Marie D'hooghe, MD, PhD: Pregnancy Plans for Patients With MS
October 4th 2019The neurologist at the National MS Center and University Hospital, in Brussels, discussed the clinician mindset when treating women with MS who plan to get pregnant, and how patients using assistive reproductive treatments should be approached.
Karen J. Nolan, PhD: Functional Implementation of Robotics in Neurorehabilitation
October 1st 2019The senior research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation spoke to the research being done into the functional implementation of exoskeletons in neurorehabilitation.
Karen J. Nolan, PhD: Translational Research Into Neurorehabilitation Exoskeletons
September 27th 2019The senior research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation shared insight into the work she and her colleagues are doing to try to revolutionize the way exoskeletons can improve neurorehabilitation and gait challenges.
Glenn Wylie, DPhil: The Future of Real-Time Neurofeedback
September 26th 2019The director of the Rocco Ortenzio Neuroimaging Center at Kessler Foundation spoke about the future of functional MRI in providing real-time neurofeedback, and how it might be incorporated as an end point in clinical trials.
Karen J. Nolan, PhD: Using Exoskeletons for Patients With Gait Challenges
September 25th 2019The senior research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation spoke about using the exoskeleton and dermal skeleton devices in functional recovery for patients who have lost the ability to walk.
Glenn Wylie, DPhil: The Role of Functional MRI in Research
September 24th 2019The director of the Rocco Ortenzio Neuroimaging Center at Kessler Foundation shared insight on the abilities functional MRI have provided researchers and how it has made an impact on the testing of interventions for a number of neurologic conditions.
Danielle Andrade, MD, MSc: Communicating and Network Building in Epilepsy Care
September 24th 2019The professor of medicine, neurology, at the University of Toronto shared insight into the importance of communication and a good network of physicians to an adult neurologist caring for patients with epilepsy.
World Alzheimer Day 2019: Key Takeaways From Leaders in Alzheimer Disease and Dementia
In recognition of World Alzheimer Day, experts in Alzheimer disease and dementia share insight from the latest Alzheimer Disease International's yearly World Alzheimer Report.