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{ Monthly Archives } April 2008

Dr. John Whyte Receives Moody Prize

John Whyte, MD, PhD, director of MossRehab Research Institute, is the recipient of the 2008 Robert L. Moody Prize for Distiguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilition. As the Moody Prize recipient, Dr. Whyte will receive a $10,000 cash award and the Tiffany Pyramid.
Internationally renowned experts in brain trauma will convene May [...]

Apr 14, 2008 Brain injury
Diseases & Disorders
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Management of Intrathecal Catheter-Tip Inflammatory Masses: An Updated 2007 Consensus Statement From An Expert Panel

by Timothy Deer, MD, Elliot S. Krames, MD, Samuel Hassenbusch, MD, PhD, Allen Burton, MD, David Caraway, MD, Stuart Dupen, MD, James Eisenach, MD, Michael Erdek, MD, Eric Grigsby, MD, Phillip Kim, MD, Robert Levy, MD, PhD, Gladstone McDowell, MD, Nagy Mekhail, MD, Sunil Panchal, MD, Joshua Prager, MD, Richard Rauck, MD, Michael Saulino, MD, [...]

Apr 1, 2008 Pain Management
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Future Directions for Intrathecal Pain Management: A Review and Update From the Interdisciplinary Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference 2007

by Timothy Deer, MD, Elliot S. Krames, MD, Samuel Hassenbusch, MD, PhD, Allen Burton, MD, David Caraway, MD, Stuart Dupen, MD, James Eisenach, MD, Michael Erdek, MD, Eric Grigsby, MD, Phillip Kim, MD, Robert Levy, MD, PhD, Gladstone McDowell, MD, Nagy Mekhail, MD, Sunil Panchal, MD, Joshua Prager, MD, Richard Rauck, MD, Michael Saulino, MD, [...]

Apr 1, 2008 Pain Management
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MossRehab’s Lokomat® Robot Improves Walking Ability

MossRehab’s recent acquisition of the Lokomat — a robotic training assistant consisting of an exoskeleton mounted above a treadmill — will greatly enhance the process of helping patients relearn how to walk.
The Lokomat’s exoskeleton, pictured at right, wraps around a patient’s hips, knees, and lower back. Via a computer, it can be programmed to perform [...]

Apr 1, 2008 Brain injury
Diseases & Disorders
Functional Domains & Other Topics
Gait
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Spinal cord injury
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Influence of Botulinum Toxin Type A Treatment of Elbow Flexor Spasticity on Hemiparetic Gait

by Alberto Esquenazi, MD; Nathaniel Mayer, MD; Roser Garreta, MD
Objective: To assess whether walking velocity could be improved in patients with disorders related to upper-motor neuron syndrome (UMNS) by treating elbow flexor spasticity with botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA).
Design: This was a prospective, open-label, multicenter, interventional evaluation. The study group of 15 patients (mean age, [...]

Apr 1, 2008 Functional Domains & Other Topics
Gait
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