Publications by authors named "Cassoudesalle H"

Introduction: Dropped head syndrome (DHS) is characterized by a chin-on-chest deformity, correctable by passive neck extension.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A patient with a heavy nephrological history (dialyzed since 5 years) complained for twenty months about a falling head.

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Background: Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common musculoskeletal deformity in children. There is a dose-response relationship between compliance and improvement in scoliosis. The literature revealed that esthetic considerations have negative consequences on the quality of life (QOL) of patients and consequently on wearing time of the brace.

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Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive tool that induces neuromodulation in the brain. Several studies have shown that rTMS improves language recovery in patients with post-stroke aphasia.

Objective: This systematic review summarizes the role of rTMS in aphasia rehabilitation.

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Deep learning-based convolutional neural networks have recently proved their efficiency in providing fast segmentation of major brain fascicles structures, based on diffusion-weighted imaging. The quantitative analysis of brain fascicles then relies on metrics either coming from the tractography process itself or from each voxel along the bundle. Statistical detection of abnormal voxels in the context of disease usually relies on univariate and multivariate statistics models, such as the General Linear Model (GLM).

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Objective: An expert working group was set up at the initiative of the French Ministry of Sports with the objective of harmonising the management of sport related concussion (SRC) in France, starting with its definition and diagnosis criteria.

Results: Definition: A clinical definition in 4 points have been established as follows: Concussion is a brain injury: 1) caused by a direct or indirect transmission of kinetic energy to the head; 2) resulting in an immediate and transient dysfunction of the brain characterised by at least one of the following disorders: a) Loss of consciousness, b) loss of memory, c) altered mental status, d) neurological signs; 3) possibly followed by one or more functional complaints (concussion syndrome); 4) the signs and symptoms are not explained by another cause. Diagnosis criteria: In the context of the direct or indirect transmission of kinetic energy to the head, the diagnosis of concussion may be asserted if at least one of the following signs or symptoms, observed or reported, is present within the first 24hours and not explained by another cause: 1) loss of consciousness; 2) convulsions, tonic posturing; 3) ataxia; 4) visual trouble; 5) neurological deficit; 6) confusion; 7) disorientation; 8) unusual behaviour; 9) amnesia; 10) headaches; 11) dizziness; 12) fatigue, low energy; 13) feeling slowed down, drowsiness; 14) nausea; 15) sensitivity to light/noise; 16) not feeling right, in a fog; 17) difficulty concentrating.

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Article Synopsis
  • Soccer involves contact that can lead to repeated head impacts, particularly from heading the ball, raising concerns about long-term brain effects.
  • A study was conducted with 10 semi-professional male soccer players and 20 non-contact sport athletes to analyze how these head impacts might influence brain connectivity, using MRI scans before and after a soccer season.
  • Results indicated that players experienced an average of 42 head impacts per season, resulting in altered brain connectivity, suggesting that even without concussions, repetitive heading in soccer can affect brain functioning.
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Soccer exposes players to head injuries and involves repeated intentional head impacts through heading the ball. Our objective was to investigate the rate of both intentional headers and involuntary head impacts in semiprofessional male soccer players during one season. In this prospective cohort study, we followed 54 men (16-35 years) playing in two soccer clubs participating in the same regional French championship throughout the 2017-2018 season.

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In this study, the concussion mechanisms were analyzed in male professional competition football, with the main objective to specify the frequency of head-to-head impact, and immediate management of the concussed players was described in order to check its compliance with the recommendations of football's governing bodies. Based on continuously recorded data from the French Football Federation (FFF), a retrospective database of all reported concussions during matches in the 1 and 2 French Male leagues was generated comprising seasons 2015/16-2018/19. Injury mechanisms, playing action, immediate medical assessment and management of concussed players, and foul play-referee's decision, were analyzed from video recordings.

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Background: Robotic devices are often used in rehabilitation and might be efficient to improve walking capacity after stroke.

Objective: First to investigate the effects of robot-assisted gait training after stroke and second to explain the observed heterogeneity of results in previous meta-analyses.

Methods: All randomized controlled trials investigating exoskeletons or end-effector devices in adult patients with stroke were searched in databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, OPENGREY, OPENSIGLE, PEDRO, WEB OF SCIENCE, CLINICAL TRIALS, conference proceedings) from inception to November 2019, as were bibliographies of previous meta-analyses, independently by 2 reviewers.

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Background: A psychiatric diagnosis involves the physician's ability to create an empathic interaction with the patient in order to accurately extract semiology (i.e., clinical manifestations).

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Background: Aphasia severity is known to affect quality of life (QoL) in stroke patients, as is mood disorders, functional limitations, limitations on activities of daily life, economic status and level of education. However, communication limitation or fatigue has not been explored in this specific population.

Objective: We aimed to investigate whether these factors were associated with QoL in patients with aphasia after stroke.

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Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive tool that induces neuromodulation in the brain. Several studies have shown the effectiveness of tDCS in improving language recovery in post-stroke aphasia. However, this innovative technique is not currently used in routine speech and language therapy (SLT) practice.

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Objective: The main objective of this study was to describe the distribution of referrals offered to patients assessed in the "Post-Acute Stroke program" of Bordeaux University Hospital (France). This program was developed in 2008 to organize the dispensation of care in rehabilitation units specialized in neurological diseases.

Material And Methods: This was a single-centre observational study.

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