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Scientific Literature

Northstar Publications:

Brown JA, Lutsep, H, Weinand M and Cramer S . "Motor cortex stimulation for the enhancement of recovery from stroke: a prospective, multicenter safety study." Neurosurgery 2006. 58:3:464-472.

Cramer S, Benson R, Himes D, Burra V, Janowsky J, Weinand M, Brown J, Lutsep H. "Use of Functional MRI to Guide Decisions in a Clinical Stroke Trial" Stroke, 2005. 36:e50-e52.

Brown JA, Lutsep, H, Cramer SC, and Weinand M. "Motor cortex stimulation for enhancement of recovery after stroke: Case report." Neurological Research. 2003. 25:815-818.

Northstar Congress Presentations

Steve Cramer. “An Assessment of Brain Function Predicts Functional Gains in a Clinical Stroke Trial.” International Stroke Conference. San Francisco, CA. February 2007. .

Robert Levy. "Cortical Stimulation for Motor Recovery Following Stroke- Impact on Neuropsychological Performance and Functional Imaging" Congress of Neurological Surgeons. October 2006.

Robert Levy, “Cortical Stimulation for Hemiparetic Patients Following Stroke”, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 24, 2006.

Richard Harvey, “Cortical Stimulation for Patients with Hemiparetic Stroke”, International Stroke Conference, February 16, 2006.

Robert Levy, “A Multicenter Feasibility Study of Cortical Stimulation for the Rehabilitation of Patients with Hemiparetic Stroke - 6-Month Follow-Up”, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October 2005.

Randall Nudo and Mark Huang, “Cortical Stimulation to Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke”, American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Mini-Course, September 2005.

Martin Weinand, “Efficacy and Safety of Targeted Subthreshold Cortical Stimulation for Recovery of Motor Hand Function Following Hemiparetic Stroke”, Western Neurosurgical Society, September 2005.

Robert Levy, “Enhancing Recovery After Stroke: The Role of Motor Cortex Stimulation”, International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, July 6, 2005.

Robert Levy, “Enhancing recovery after stroke: the role of motor cortex stimulation”, presentation at the World Society of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, June 16, 2005.

Robert Levy, “Stimulation of the Cerebral Cortex in an Effort to Promote the Restoration of the Function in Post-Stroke”, International Neuromodulation Society, June 12, 2005.

Mary Ellen Phillips Stoykov and Mark S. Kovic, "The Use of the Task-Oriented Approach in a Multisite Study Using Cortical Stimulation and OT". American Occupational Therapists Association Mini-Course, May 12, 2005.

Richard Bernstein, "Feasibility and safety of targeted cortical stimulation for enhancing motor recovery after ischemic stroke" American Academy of Neurology, April 14, 2005.

Robert M. Levy and Jeffrey A. Brown (co-authors David Lowry, Sean Ruland, Martin Weinand, Rima Dafer), "Safety of Cortical Stimulation in Patients with Hemiparetic Stroke" Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October 20, 2004.

Richard Harvey (co-authors Rima Dafer, Mark Huang, Robert Levy, David Lowry, Sean Ruland, Martin Weinand), "Feasibility of Cortical Stimulation to Improve Motor Function in Stroke Patients", American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 8, 2004. This abstract was selected as one of 15 finalists for the President's Citation Award.

Mark Huang, "Cortical Stimulation to Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke: Human Data", American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Mini-Course, October 7, 2004.

Randolph Nudo, "Post-infarct Cortical Plasticity and Behavioral Recovery Using Concurrent Cortical Stimulation and Rehabilitative Training: Data from Animal Models", American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Mini-Course, October 7, 2004.

Roy Bakay, "Cortical Stimulation for Stroke, Neuromodulation: Defining the Future", American Society for Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery/Cleveland Clinic meeting, October 3, 2004.

Neuroplasticity and Post-Stroke Motor Recovery Publications 

Plautz EJ, Nudo RJ. “Neural plasticity and functional recovery following cortical injury.” 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 2006. 44.

Nudo RJ. "Functional and Structural Plasticity in Motor Cortex: Implications for Stroke Recovery." Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2003. 14:S57-S76.

Johansson BB. "Brain Plasticity and Stroke Rehabilitation, The Willis Lecture." Stroke. January 2000. 31:223-230.

Nudo RJ, Friel KM. "Cortical plasticity after stroke: implications for rehabilitation." Rev Neurol (Paris). 1999. 155(9):713-717.

Cortical Electrical Stimulation- Motor Recovery

Adkins DL, Campos P, Quach D, Borromeo M, Schallert K, Jones TA.  Epidural cortical stimulation enhances motor function after sensorimotor cortical infarcts in rats.” Exp Neurol. 2006. 200(2):356-70.

Adkins-Muir D, Jones T. "Cortical electrical stimulation combined with rehabilitative training: Enhanced functional recovery and dendritic plasticity following focal cortical ischemia in rats." Neurological Research. December 2003. 25:780-788.

Brown JA, Lutsep H, Cramer SC, Weinand M. "Motor cortex stimulation for enhancement of recovery after stroke: Case report." Neurological Research. 2003. 25:815-818.

Brown JA, Lutsep H, Weinand M, Cramer S. "Motor cortex stimulation for the enhancement of recovery from stroke: a prospective, multicenter safety study." Neurosurgery. 2006. 58(3):464-472.

Kleim J, Bruneau R, VandenBerg P, MacDonald E, Mulrooney R, Pocock D. "Motor cortex stimulation enhances motor recovery and reduces peri-infarct dysfunction following ischemic insult." Neurological Research. December 2003. 25:789-793.

Plautz E, Barbay S, Frost, S, Friel K, Dancause N, Zoubina E, StoweA, Quaney B, Nudo R. "Post-infarct cortical plasticity and behavioral recovery using concurrent cortical stimulation and rehabilitative training: A feasibility study in primates." Neurological Research. December 2003. 25:801-810.

Tesky GC, Flynn C, Goertzen C, Monfils M, Young N. "Cortical stimulation improves skilled forelimb use following a focal ischemic infarct in the rat." Neurological Research. December 2003. 25:794-800.