BCI-activated electrical stimulation in children with perinatal stroke and hemiparesis: A pilot study.

Background: Perinatal stroke (PS) causes most hemiparetic cerebral palsy (CP) and results in lifelong disability. Children with severe hemiparesis have limited rehabilitation options. Brain computer interface- activated functional electrical stimulation (BCI-FES) of target muscles may enhance upper extremity function in hemiparetic adults.

Establishing a Clinical Brain-Computer Interface Program for Children With Severe Neurological Disabilities.

Background: Children with severe motor impairment but intact cognition are deprived of fundamental human rights. Quadriplegic cerebral palsy is the most common scenario where rehabilitation options remain limited. Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) represent a potential solution, but pediatric populations have been neglected.

Can Children With Perinatal Stroke Use a Simple Brain Computer Interface?

Background And Purpose: Perinatal stroke is the leading cause of hemiparetic cerebral palsy resulting in lifelong disability for millions of people worldwide. Options for motor rehabilitation are limited, especially for the most severely affected children. Brain computer interfaces (BCIs) sample brain activity to allow users to control external devices.

Advancing Brain-Computer Interface Applications for Severely Disabled Children Through a Multidisciplinary National Network: Summary of the Inaugural Pediatric BCI Canada Meeting.

Thousands of youth suffering from acquired brain injury or other early-life neurological disease live, mature, and learn with only limited communication and interaction with their world. Such cognitively capable children are ideal candidates for brain-computer interfaces (BCI). While BCI systems are rapidly evolving, a fundamental gap exists between technological innovators and the patients and families who stand to benefit.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging study of working memory several years after pediatric concussion.

Primary Objective: The neurophysiological effects of pediatric concussion several years after injury remain inadequately characterized. The objective of this study was to determine if a history of concussion was associated with BOLD response differences during an n-back working memory task in youth.

Research Design: Observational, cross-sectional.

Clinician awareness of brain computer interfaces: a Canadian national survey.

Background: Individuals with severe neurological disabilities but preserved cognition, including children, are often precluded from connecting with their environments. Brain computer interfaces (BCI) are a potential solution where advancing technologies create new clinical opportunities. We evaluated clinician awareness as a modifiable barrier to progress and identified eligible populations.

Evaluating If Children Can Use Simple Brain Computer Interfaces.

The options for severely disabled children with intact cognition to interact with their environment are extremely limited. A brain computer interface (BCI) has the potential to allow such persons to gain meaningful function, communication, and independence. While the pediatric population might benefit most from BCI technology, research to date has been predominantly in adults.

Cerebral blood flow in children and adolescents several years after concussion.

Objectives: The long-term effects of concussion in youth remain poorly understood. The objective of this study was to determine the association between history of concussion and cerebral blood flow (CBF) in youth.

Methods: A total of 53 children and adolescents with a history of concussion (n = 37) or orthopaedic injury (OI; n = 16) were considered.

Treatment of dysphasia with rTMS and language therapy after childhood stroke: Multimodal imaging of plastic change.

Expressive dysphasia accompanies left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG/Broca) injury. Recovery may relate to interhemispheric balance with homologous, contralesional IFG but is unexplored in children. We evaluated effects of inhibitory rTMS to contralesional IFG combined with intensive speech therapy (SLT).