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There is increasing evidence of central hyperexcitability in chronic whiplash-associated disorders (cWAD). However, little is known about how an apparently simple cervical spine injury can induce changes in cerebral processes. The present study was designed (1) to validate previous results showing alterations of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in cWAD, (2) to test if central hyperexcitability reflects changes in rCBF upon non-painful stimulation of the neck, and (3) to verify our hypothesis that the missing link in understanding the underlying pathophysiology could be the close interaction between the neck and midbrain structures. For this purpose, alterations of rCBF were explored in a case-control study using H215O positron emission tomography, where each group was exposed to four different conditions, including rest and different levels of non-painful electrical stimulation of the neck. rCBF was found to be elevated in patients with cWAD in the posterior cingulate and precuneus, and decreased in the superior temporal, parahippocampal, and inferior frontal gyri, the thalamus and the insular cortex when compared with rCBF in healthy controls. No differences in rCBF were observed between different levels of electrical stimulation. The alterations in regions directly involved with pain perception and interoceptive processing indicate that cWAD symptoms might be the consequence of a mismatch during the integration of information in brain regions involved in pain processing.
Das 20. Jahrhundert ist geprägt von Aufsehen erregenden medizintechnischen Durchbrüchen: Von der ersten erfolgreichen Herztransplantation über die Entdeckung des Penicillins, vom Kampf gegen Infektionskrankheiten bis hin zu ersten Röntgenaufnahmen und Computer-Scans. Die Technologie und die medizinische Forschung haben in der Welt zu umwälzenden Fortschritten geführt. Krankheiten können gelindert oder sogar geheilt werden. Die Entwicklung von künstlichen Hüftgelenken, Cochlea-Implantaten sowie Herzschrittmachern sind in unserer Zeit zu alltäglichen Errungenschaften geworden. Auch die Behandlung neurologischer Bewegungsstörungen ist in den Fokus des technisch-medizinischen Fortschritts gelangt: „Hirnschrittmachersysteme“ – symptomfrei auf Knopfdruck. Ein Eingriff in das Gehirn, um gezielt elektrische Impulse abzugeben, um die Symptome beispielsweise von pharmakoresistenter Parkinsonpatienten effektiv zu behandeln. Dieses Therapieverfahren stellt für viele Patienten die letzte Möglichkeit dar, ein mehr oder weniger beschwerdefreies Leben führen zu können. Gleichzeitig ist dieses Verfahren ethisch heftig umstritten, zumal der Eingriff in das Gehirn gleichbedeutend mit einem Eingriff in den ‚Sitz des Selbst‘, der Persönlichkeit eines Patienten, verbunden ist.
Routine nuclear cardiology examinations indicate heart rate, cardiac rhythm, the height of cardiac pulse and respiration rhythm. It would be of interest to study whether these data, especially if the same tests are repeated, can indicate patients’ well being in the future and perhaps patients’ life span, other factors being equal. Related old theories and suggestions are mentioned. Furthermore, some drugs like I-f channel antagonists and stress tests testing cardiac reserves could support such a study.
Wir haben die erste „Eiserne Hand“ des Götz von Berlichingen mit 3D-Computer-Aided Design rekonstruiert und über einen Multimaterial-3D-Drucker ausgedruckt. Dabei ließ sich feststellen, dass die 500 Jahre alte Technik keinesfalls veraltet ist: Das Innenleben der „Eisernen Hand“ ist ausgefeilter als bisher angenommen. Sie könnte sogar spannende Impulse für die Entwicklung neuer künstlicher Handprothesen liefern.
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is a promising treatment option in patients with chronic heart failure. In this article the roles of semi-invasive esophageal left-heart electrocardiography and functional cardiac nuclear imaging in the field of CRT are highlighted, as the combination of both could be a favourable diagnostic approach in special cardiac situations. Also original esophageal left heart electrogram data of exemplary CRT patients is presented.
eLetter zum Artikel "Hybrid EEG/EOG-based brain/neural hand exoskeleton restores fully independent daily living activities after quadriplegia" von Surjo R. Soekadar et al., veröffentlicht in Science Robotics, Vol. 1, No. 1 (DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aag3296)
Nicht-invasives, nicht-ionisierendes funktionelles Neuroimaging mit räumlich und zeitlich hochauflösender Elektroenzephalographie oder Echtzeit-Naheinfrarotspektroskopie in Kombination mit modernen Robotorsystemen ist ein entscheidender Entwicklungsschritt auf dem Gebiet der Neuroprothetik und Brain-Machine-Interfaces. In der Medizintechnik an der Hochschule Offenburg wird hierzu geforscht.
"Ad fontes!"
Francesco Petrarca (1301–1374)
In the beginning, there was an idea: the reconstruction of the first "Iron Hand" of the Franconian imperial knight Götz von Berlichingen (1480–1562). We found that with this historical prosthesis, simple actions for daily use, such as holding a wine glass, a mobile phone, a bicycle handlebar grip, a horse’s reins, or some grapes, are possible without effort. Controlling this passive artificial hand, however, is based on the help of a healthy second hand.
Knight Götz von Berlichingen (1480–1562) lost his right hand distal to the wrist due to a cannon ball splinter injury in 1504 in the Landshut War of Succession at the age of 24. Early on, Götz commissioned a gunsmith to build the first “Iron Hand,” in which the artificial thumb and two finger blocks could be moved in their basic joints by a spring mechanism and released by a push button. Some years later, probably around 1530, a second “Iron Hand” was built, in which the fingers could be moved passively in all joints. In this review, the 3D computer-aided design (CAD) reconstructions and 3D multi-material polymer replica printings of the first “Iron hand“, which were developed in the last few years at Offenburg University, are presented. Even by today’s standards, the first “Iron Hand”—as could be shown in the replicas—demonstrates sophisticated mechanics and well thought-out functionality and still offers inspiration and food for discussion when it comes to the question of an artificial prosthetic replacement for a hand. It is also outlined how some of the ideas of this mechanical passive prosthesis can be translated into a modern motorized active prosthetic hand by using simple, commercially available electronic components.
Kommentar zu "Intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex" von Sharlene N. Flesher et al., veröffentlicht in Science Translational Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 361, Seite 361ra141 (DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf8083)
eLetter zum Artikel "Plague Through History" von Nils Chr. Stenseth, veröffentlicht in Science, Vol. 321, Issue 5890, Seite 773-774 (doi.org/10.1126/science.1161496)
(1) Background: Little is known about the baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), whose life was centred behind closed doors at the royal court in Spain. There are no reports about his illnesses. From his compositions, mainly for harpsichord, an outstanding virtuosity can be read. (2) Case Presentation: In this case report, the only known oil painting of Domenico Scarlatti is presented, on which he is about 50 years old. In it one recognizes conspicuous hands with hints of watch glass nails and drumstick fingers. (3) Discussion: Whether Scarlatti had chronic hypoxia of peripheral body regions as a sign of, e.g., bronchial cancer or a severe heart disease, is not known. (4) Conclusions: The above-mentioned signs recorded in the oil painting, even if they were not interpretable at that time, are clearly represented and recorded for us and are open to diagnostic discussion from today's point of view.