Development of a Wearable Electromyographic Sensor with Aerosol Jet Printing Technology.

Electromyographic (EMG) sensors are essential tools for analyzing muscle activity, but traditional designs often face challenges such as motion artifacts, signal variability, and limited wearability. This study introduces a novel EMG sensor fabricated using Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) technology that addresses these limitations with a focus on precision, flexibility, and stability. The innovative sensor design minimizes air interposition at the skin-electrode interface, thereby reducing variability and improving signal quality.

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality for Pain Management in Musculoskeletal Disorders Across Anatomical Regions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: The use of virtual reality (VR) in physiotherapy is expanding across various fields; however, while extensively researched in neurology, its application in musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders remains underexplored. This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of VR in pain management across different anatomical regions.

Materials And Methods: The research was conducted using the MEDLINE (via PubMed), Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase databases, including randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effectiveness of VR interventions, encompassing immersive VR, specialised non-immersive VR, and gaming platforms.

Integration of Smart Home and Building Automation Systems in Virtual Reality and Robotics-Based Technological Environment for Neurorehabilitation: A Pilot Study Protocol.

Technological innovation has revolutionized healthcare, particularly in neurological rehabilitation, where it has been used to address chronic conditions. Smart home and building automation (SH&BA) technologies offer promising solutions for managing chronic disabilities associated with such conditions. This single group, pre-post longitudinal pilot study, part of the H2020 HosmartAI project, aims to explore the integration of smart home technologies into neurorehabilitation.

How Lung Volume Recruitment Maneuvers Enhance Respiratory Function in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Quasi-Randomized Pilot Study.

: In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a decrease in muscle strength can lead to limitations in pulmonary functions, potentially causing respiratory complications. To address these challenges, the lung volume recruitment (LVR) maneuver has emerged as a potential intervention. This study sought to evaluate the impact of a four-week LVR protocol on respiratory function in secondary progressive MS patients.

[Request for psychiatric admission: data from eight general hospital psychiatric wards in Lombardy].

Objective: To describe requests of admissions to eight General Hospital Psychiatric Wards (SPDC) in Lombardy, Italy, during November 1995.

Design: Descriptive prospective multicenter study.

Setting: SPDCs of Busto Arsizio (VA), Calcinate (BG), Desio (MI), Magenta (MI), Merate (LC), Milano San Paolo I, Pavia, Treviglio (BG).

Tardive dyskinesia outcomes: clinical and pharmacologic correlates of remission and persistence.

Reversible tardive dyskinesia (TD) outcomes have been reported in long-term neuroleptic (NL)-treated patients. In this study the course of TD outcomes was followed-up for 3 years in a population of 125 institutionalized schizophrenic patients (mean age 57.8 years) receiving continuous NL treatment.

Nimodipine in human alcohol withdrawal syndrome--an open study.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the DHP Ca2+ antagonist nimodipine in human AWS and post-AWS. Ten hospitalized alcoholics of both sexes with a diagnosis of AWS according to the DSM-III criteria were treated for 3 weeks in monotherapy with nimodipine p.o.

Factors affecting the clinical response to haloperidol therapy in schizophrenia.

Fifty-one patients diagnosed as schizophrenics or schizoaffective according to DSM-III criteria were treated with conventional haloperidol regimens for 4 or 6 weeks. The clinical picture and extrapyramidal side effects were assessed by means of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), and the Simpson and Angus Scale (EPSE). Evaluations were made at admission and after 4 or 6 weeks of treatment.

Alternative prophylactic treatments to lithium in bipolar disorders.

The research literature on alternative drug treatments to lithium therapy for the prevention of recurrences in bipolar disorders is discussed. In particular, the data on anticonvulsants (carbamazepine and valproic acid), antidepressants (alprazolam), and calcium channel blockers (verapamil) are reviewed and original data on clonazepam (CLN) are reported. In a preliminary study on six patients with bipolar disorders (DSM-III-R) without a history of psychotic features in which lithium prophylaxis was ineffective, contraindicated, or badly tolerated, CLN was administered in combination with low-dose neuroleptics or antidepressants in all but one case.

Prevalence and risk factors for tardive dyskinesia: a study in an Italian population of chronic schizophrenics.

The aim of this study was to evaluate tardive dyskinesia (TD) (prevalence and possible risk factors, pharmacological and clinical), in a population of schizophrenic patients after prolonged institutionalization. A total of 148 patients (80 male, 68 female) aged between 28 and 87 years (mean 55, SD 11) diagnosed according to DSM III were included in the study and assessed for the presence and severity of TD using the Abbreviated Rockland Simpson Scale for TD. Of the examined population, 32% were found to be affected by TD.