Effects of Repetitive Peripheral Sensory Stimulation in the Subacute and Chronic Phases After Stroke: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial.

Background: Repetitive peripheral nerve sensory stimulation (RPSS) is a potential add-on intervention to motor training for rehabilitation of upper limb paresis after stroke. Benefits of RPSS were reported in subjects in the chronic phase after stroke, but there is limited information about the effects of this intervention within the 1st weeks or months. The primary goal of this study is to compare, in a head-to-head proof-of-principle study, the impact of a single session of suprasensory vs.

Pituitary volume and the effects of phototherapy in patients with seasonal winter depression: a controlled study.

Objectives: Our aims were to investigate the pituitary volume in patients with seasonal winter depression and healthy volunteers in winter and summer, and to assess the effects of phototherapy in these patients.

Method: The pituitary volume of 12 patients with winter depression and 12 healthy controls, paired according gender, age and menstrual cycle, were obtained from magnetic resonance imaging in winter and summer. Eight patients were submitted to phototherapy (10000 vs.