Design of a Peripheral Nerve Electrode for Improved Neural Recording of the Cervical Vagus Nerve Bita Sadeghlo Master of Applied Sciences Graduate Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Toronto 2013 Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an approved therapy for patients suffering from refractory epilepsy. While VNS is currently an open loop system, making the system closed loop...

Accidents or diseases can affect the peripheral part of the nervous system, which raises clinical and surgical therapies, among others. In this context, the technique of end-to-side neurorrhaphy is a treatment option, yet its modification loop needs some additional efficacy studies. The purpose of this study was to compare, among rats, stereological results (axons volume density) after end-to-s...

Background and Objectives:Myocardial infarction (MI) elicits nerve sprouting. However, the time course and spatial distribution of this nerve sprouting and its relationship to the expression of neurotrophic factors is unclear. The aim of this study was to identify the association of nerve sprouting with the expression of neurotrophic factors. Materials and Methods:We induced MI in FVB mice by l...

For a finite group $G$, we define an equivariant cobordism category $\mathcal{C}_d^G$. Objects of the are $(d-1)$-dimensional closed smooth $G$-manifolds and morphisms $d$-dimensional cobordisms. We identify homotopy type its classifying space (i.e. geometric realization simplicial nerve) as fixed points infinite loop spectrum.

Comment. Episcleral neurofibromas and schwannomas likely arise from the long posterior ciliary nerves within the sclera. The ciliary nerves pierce the sclera near the optic nerve and pass anteriorly within the sclera and suprachoroidal space while branching to form a loose connection between the long and short posterior ciliary nerves, leading to 20 to 30 branches at the level of the ciliary bo...

Electrical recruitment of the upper airway (UAW) muscles has been attempted as a treatment method for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) [l-61. Hypoglossal nerve (HG) and genioglossus muscle (GG) stimulations have given successful results in OSA patients [3-61. A reliable method for detection of obstructions is needed to trigger the stimulations in phase with respiration during obstructive breaths b...

BACKGROUND Extensive facial nerve defects between the facial nerve trunk and its branches can be clinically reconstructed by incorporating double innervation into an end-to-side loop graft technique. This study developed a new animal model to evaluate the technique's ability to promote nerve regeneration. METHODS Rats were divided into the intact, nonsupercharge, and supercharge groups. Artif...