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Estimation of peripheral nerve conduction velocity distributions from a short segment of nerve
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2000.
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Identification of the Mandibular Nerve with CBCT Using a Nerve Marking Tool or Not
… bone quantity and quality. If the mandibular nerve is encroached during surgery, severe morbidity of the patient and medico-legal issues may result. Thus the importance of accurate determination of the position of mandibular canal cannot be overemphasized. Purpose: The aim of this study is to …
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Reinvestigation of the Auriculotemporal Nerve
… in the description of the auriculotemporal nerve, in the formation of its roots, in its terminal branching, and in its means of communicating with the otic(sic) ganglion. Among the many accounts of the auriculotemporal nerve consulted, there is found a sterotyped description of the nerve …
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Magnetothermal Modulation of Nerve Growth
… structures that are a critical target for nerve therapy. Calcium influx into neurons plays a key role in many processes necessary for axonal regeneratiton. Using magnetothermal modulation, we stimulate calcium uptake into DRG cells via TRPV1 ion channels, which are endogenously expressed …
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The role of ErbB inhibitors in promoting nerve regeneration in a mouse model of nerve injury
Nerve injury is a common clinical challenge that has a considerable impact on an individual’s quality of life and function. Despite multiple surgical strategies, functional outcomes following nerve injury remain poor. Increasing the rate at which axons regenerate could profoundly improve the …
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Anatomical investigation of the accessory nerve
The eleventh cranial nerve, known as the accessory nerve (CN XI), consists of a cranial and a spinal component. The spinal root is responsible for the motor innervation of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle and the trapezius (TZ) muscle. During neck dissection, shoulder syndrome presents in …
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Cellular Interactions During Motor Nerve Regeneration
Vertebrate peripheral nerves can regenerate, enabling severed axons to reconnect with their original synaptic targets. The interactions between injured nerves with cells in their environment, as well as the functional significance of these interactions, have not been determined in vivo and in real …
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Electromechanical Effects in Bone and Nerve
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Spinal cord implants for nerve regeneration
It has only been in the last couple decades that the potential for regeneration in the spinal cord became accepted. However, there is still no proven method for enabling this regeneration. An implant model was developed to help aid in repair, recovery, and regeneration in the spinal cord following …
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Opto-mechanical control of nerve growth
… of promoting regenerative ability of peripheral nerves. Among those neurotrophic factors, topography, and electrical stimulation have been proposed to enhance nerve growth. This thesis explores optogenetic neural stimulation as a means to control neurite growth that promises greater cell-type …
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KERATIN BIOMATERIAL SCAFFOLDS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION
Peripheral nerve injury is a relevant clinical concern. Although surgical management of these injuries has improved over time, the current "gold standard" for nerve transection injury, autograft, has many limitations. Nerve conduits are used as an alternative to autograft surgery but they are …
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Nerve tissue engineering using blends of Polyhydroxyalkanoates
… materials and implants in the areas of skin, nerve, dental, cardiac and bone tissue engineering. The latter two fields being where the PHAs have been the most extensively explored. These unique polymers possess significant advantages compared to their chemically-synthetized counterparts. Their …
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The Molecular Regulation of Spinal Nerve Outgrowth
… on somite electroporation. The width of spinal nerve bundle growth was restricted by Fibulin-2 overexpression in posterior and anterior half-sclerotomes, suggesting a role in sharpening/controlling the path of spinal axon growth. In addition, I showed that this could occur via an interaction …
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REPEATED BIPHASIC CONDUCTING CONDUITS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE REPAIR
Each year 400,000 Americans sustain nerve transection injuries which require surgical intervention for repair. Due to rapid scar formation which blocks nerve outgrowth, there are no treatment options for the approximately 90% of patients who have gaps greater than 3 cm. Resultantly, researchers …
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