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Electrical Stimulation in Neurologic Rehabilitation

A Symposium Sponsored by:
The Neuro-Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Network (NCRRN) and
The Center for Experimental Neurorehabilitation Training (CENT)

June 5 - 6, 2009, The Inn at Penn, Philadelphia PA

Friday, June 5

Session 1: Overview of Techniques - will include discussion of basic science

• A. TMS (45): Pascual-Leone (PDF: 4.7mb / 58 pages)
• B. Transcranial Electrical Stimulation: tDCS, tACS, tRNS (45): Nitsche (3.7MB Powerpoint)
• C. Discussion (30): Edwards [Recorder: Kessler] (PDF: 29kb / 2 pages)

Session 2: Applications to Rehabilitation: Sensory and Motor Function

• A. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a predictor of motor recovery and treatment to enhance recovery of motor function (45): Celnik (PDF: 1.8mb / 35 pages)
• B. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) (30): Nitsche (4.3MB Powerpoint)
• C. Discussion (45): Cohen (including somatosensory stimulation) [Recorders: Fecteau / Oberman] (PDF: 15kb / 1 pages)

Session 3: Applications to Rehabilitation I

• A. Language (45): Naeser (PDF: 10MB / 68 pages
• B. Additional Domains (45): Pain, vision, seizures, etc: Fregni
1. Presentation 1 (8.3MB Powerpoint)
2. Presentation 2 (29MB Powerpoint)
• C. Discussion (30): Hamilton [Recorders: Carter/Thothathiri] (PDF: 34kb / 3 pages)

Session 4: Electrical Stimulation and Rehabilitation: Where do we go from here?

• A. Introduction of issues: Study designs, subject selection, outcome measures, reality constraints (30): Whyte (5.3MB Powerpoint)
• B. Discussion of study design decisions made by participating researchers, issues that others may confront (60): Whyte [Recorders: Li / Martin] (PDF: 25kb / 3 pages)

Saturday, June 6

Session 5: Applications to Rehabilitation II

• A. Frontal/Executive Functions (45): Pascual-Leone (PDF: 3mb / 56 pages)
• B. Neglect / Attention (45): Hamilton (5.6MB Powerpoint)
• C. Discussion (30): Walsh [Recorders: Medina/Wencil] (PDF: 17kb / 2 pages)

Session 6: Applications to Rehabilitation: Sensory and Motor Function

• A. Breakout sessions to generate Specific Proposals (90) [Recorders: Dawson, Tobita, Turkeltaub, Wiener, van Steenberg]
  1. 1. Language - Schwartz, Naeser (PDF: 18kb / 2 pages)
  2. 2. Attention - Hamilton, Buxbaum (PDF: 57kb / 2 pages)
  3. 3. Motor - Celnik, Cohen (PDF: 18kb / 2 pages)
  4. 4. Other topics by popular demand (PDF: 19kb / 2 pages)
• B. Presentations of Proposals and group discussion [Recorders: Shomstein/Mayer] (PDF: 21kb / 4 pages)

Session 7: Wrap up