Search results for "Tetraplegia"
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Emotional Factors and Subjective Quality of Life in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injuries
2002
Benony H, Daloz L, Bungener C, Chahraoui K, Frenay C, Auvin J: Emotional factors and subjective quality of life in subjects with spinal cord injuries. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2002;81:437- 445. Objective: To compare depression, subjective perception of quality of life, and social support in patients with spinal cord injuries 4 yr or more after trauma vs. controls. Design: The Rorschach inkblot method, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule Self-Administered, the Progressive Matrix 38, the Social Support Appraisals, and the Subjective Quality of Life Profile were used to assess 33 patients with spinal cord injuries and 33 matched controls. Results: No significant difference was observed for levels o…
The effect of arm-crank exercise training on power output, spirometric and cardiac function and level of autonomy in persons with tetraplegia
2019
Studies on the effects of exercise training in persons with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of an 8-week stationary arm-crank exercise (ACE) training programme on the level of autonomy, exercise performance, pulmonary functional parameters and resting heart rate variability (HRV) in persons with CSCI. Quadriplegia Index of Function (QIF), arm-crank peak power output (Ppeak), spirometric variables, and HRV indices were measured before and after the training programme in a group of 11 persons with CSCI. ACE training increased Ppeak in both groups (
Efecto del pedaleo de brazos sobre el sistema cardiorrespiratorio de las personas con tetraplejia. (Effect of armcrank pedaling on the cardiorespirat…
2010
Objetivos: Determinar el efecto de un programa de entrenamiento de pedaleo de brazos (PB) estacionario, sobre el sistema cardiorrespiratorio de personas con tetraplejia. Metodo: Se estudiaron 11 participantes con tetraplejia por lesion medular (LM) de origen traumatico a niveles entre C4 y C6. Se midieron variables espirometricas (VC, FVC y MVV) y de Variabilidad de la Frecuencia Cardiaca VFC (HR, STDHR, RMSSD, LF, HF y HRVPOWER), antes y despues de 8 semanas de entrenamiento. Resultados: Todas las variables mostraron cambios significativos (p < 0,05) despues del programa de entrenamiento aumentando su valor, excepto la FC que disminuyo. Las personas con las LM mas bajas mostraron valores m…
A de novo heterozygous mutation in KCNC2 gene implicated in severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
2020
Abstract An increasing number of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies have been correlated with variants of ion channel genes, and in particular of potassium channels genes, such as KCNA1, KCNA2, KCNB1, KCNQ2, KCTD7 and KCNT1. Here we report a child with an early severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, spastic tetraplegia, opisthotonos attacks. The whole exome sequencing showed the de novo heterozygous variant c.1411G > C (p.Val471Leu) in the KCNC2 gene. Although this is, to our knowledge, the first case of encephalopathy associated with a KCNC2 gene variant, and further confirmatory studies are needed, previous preclinical and clinical evidence seems to suggest that KCNC…
The effect of arm-crank exercise training on power output, spirometry and cardiac function and level of autonomy in persons with tetraplegia
2021
La discapacidad sigue siendo una barrera para el desarrollo social, personal y educativo de las personas con discapacidad. Se ha demostrado que la actividad física en la lesión medular mejora la tolerancia al ejercicio, la resistencia muscular, la resistencia máxima y el consumo de oxígeno, pero sin la concurrencia de adaptaciones cardiovasculares centrales. Los estudios que investigan los efectos del ejercicio cardiovascular sobre la variabilidad de la frecuencia cardíaca (HRV) en personas con tetraplejía son escasos. Objetivo: Estudiar el efecto del ejercicio de pedaleo de brazos en la respuesta fisiológica de las personas con tetraplejía. Método: Se trata de un estudio prospectivo cuasie…