Publications by authors named "Ashley Stasiak"
Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix Following Fasciectomy for the Treatment of Dupuytren's Disease.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
May 2019
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted on 132 patients with Dupuytren's disease to assess the effectiveness of using acellular dermal matrix (ADM) during surgical intervention to lower recurrence rates and improve long-term outcomes.
- The results showed that patients who received ADM had significantly better corrections in finger joint flexion contractures post-surgery, and only 1 out of 28 experienced recurrence compared to 9 out of 104 in the control group.
- The findings suggest that incorporating ADM during surgery for Dupuytren's disease may be a beneficial method to prevent recurrence and protect underlying structures during recovery.
Background: Migraine headache has been attributed to specific craniofacial peripheral nerve trigger sites. Some have postulated that hypertrophy of the corrugator muscles causes compression of the supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves, resulting in migraine headache. This study uses morphometric evaluation to determine whether corrugator anatomy differs between patients with migraine headache and control subjects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is the primary circadian pacemaker in mammals that can synchronize or entrain to environmental cues. Although light exerts powerful influences on SCN output, other non-photic stimuli can modulate the SCN as well. We recently demonstrated that daily performance of a cognitive task requiring sustained periods of attentional effort that relies upon basal forebrain (BF) cholinergic activity dramatically alters circadian rhythms in rats.
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