A Cross-Sectional Study on Fall Direction and Lower Limb Loading in Response to a Perturbation on Laterally Inclined Platform.

Perturbation-based balance training (PBT) improves reactive stepping in older adults and people with neurological disorders. Slip-induced falls are a threat to older adults, leading to hip fractures. Fall-prone individuals must be trained to regain balance during a fall in the posterolateral direction.

Behavioral paradigm for the evaluation of stimulation-evoked somatosensory perception thresholds in rats.

Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) of the somatosensory cortex via penetrating microelectrode arrays (MEAs) can evoke cutaneous and proprioceptive sensations for restoration of perception in individuals with spinal cord injuries. However, ICMS current amplitudes needed to evoke these sensory percepts tend to change over time following implantation. Animal models have been used to investigate the mechanisms by which these changes occur and aid in the development of new engineering strategies to mitigate such changes.

Behavioral Paradigm for the Evaluation of Stimulation-Evoked Somatosensory Perception Thresholds in Rats.

Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) of the somatosensory cortex via penetrating microelectrode arrays (MEAs) can evoke cutaneous and proprioceptive sensations for restoration of perception in individuals with spinal cord injuries. However, ICMS current amplitudes needed to evoke these sensory percepts tend to change over time following implantation. Animal models have been used to investigate the mechanisms by which these changes occur and aid in the development of new engineering strategies to mitigate such changes.

Migration patterns of peripherally inserted central venous catheters at 24 hours postinsertion in neonates.

Objective: Migration of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) is known to happen in neonates with changes in position of the upper limb. The aim of this study is to document the migration pattern of PICCs at 24 hours postinsertion, while controlling for arm position.

Study Design: This was a single-centered prospective study of 100 consecutively placed PICCs in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Natural history of fetal renal pyelectasis.

Objective: To follow the natural progression of fetal renal pyelectasis detected in the mid second trimester ultrasound in an unselected obstetric population.

Study Design: Single-centered, retrospective study that included all level II ultrasounds done from Jan 2008 to Dec 2009. The initial level II ultrasound was done in the mid second trimester.

Subgaleal abscess and E. coli septicemia following scalp electrode in a preterm newborn: a case report.

Escherichia coli as a causative agent for neonatal sepsis is well established. However, there is paucity of reports in the medical literature of E. coli sepsis following scalp electrode placement.