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Changes in exercise capacity and risk of all-cause mortality in patients with peripheral artery disease: a 10-year retrospective cohort study
We retrospectively studied the association between changes in exercise capacity at discharge from a home-based exercise program and the risk of all-cause mortality among patients with peripheral artery disease...
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Open AccessChanges in expression profiles of internal jugular vein wall and plasma protein levels in multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating and degenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). Several observations support interactions between vascular and neurodegenerative mechani...
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Open AccessThe effects of video game therapy on balance and attention in chronic ambulatory traumatic brain injury: an exploratory study
Patients with traumatic brain injury often have balance and attentive disorders. Video game therapy (VGT) has been proposed as a new intervention to improve mobility and attention through a reward-learning app...
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Open AccessUse of Nintendo Wii Balance Board for posturographic analysis of Multiple Sclerosis patients with minimal balance impairment
The Wii Balance Board (WBB) has been proposed as an inexpensive alternative to laboratory-grade Force Plates (FP) for the instrumented assessment of balance. Previous studies have reported a good validity and ...
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Open AccessThe effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Gait Training versus conventional therapy on mobility in severely disabled progressIve MultiplE sclerosis patients (RAGTIME): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Gait and mobility impairments affect the quality of life (QoL) of patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) is an effective rehabilitative treatment but evidence of...
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Neuroplasticity-Based Technologies and Interventions for Restoring Motor Functions in Multiple Sclerosis
Motor impairments are very common in multiple sclerosis (MS), leading to a reduced Quality of Life and active participation. In the past decades, new insights into the functional reorganization processes that ...
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Open AccessA task-oriented circuit training in multiple sclerosis: a feasibility study
The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety, feasibility and preliminary effects of a high-intensity rehabilitative task-oriented circuit training (TOCT) in a sample of multiple sclerosis (MS) subjects on...
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Open AccessAcute oxygenation changes on ischemic foot of a novel intermittent pneumatic compression device and of an existing sequential device in severe peripheral arterial disease
Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) improves haemodynamics in peripheral arterial disease (PAD), but its effects on foot perfusion were scarcely studied. In severe PAD patients we measured the foot oxygen...
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Open AccessMuscle oxygen consumption by NIRS and mobility in multiple sclerosis patients
The study of muscle metabolism by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been poorly implemented in multiple sclerosis (MS). Aims of the study were to compare resting muscle oxygen consumption (rmVO2) at gastrocne...
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Decompressive craniectomies, facts and fiction: a retrospective analysis of 526 cases
The aim of this article was to review the clinical practice of “bone flap decompression” in Regional Neurosurgical Units with no particular protocol in use.
