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The Role Of Micrornas In The Pathophysiology Of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury, Eric S. Peeples Dec 2021

The Role Of Micrornas In The Pathophysiology Of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury, Eric S. Peeples

Theses & Dissertations

Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI) is a devastating injury resulting from impaired blood flow and oxygen delivery to the brain at or around the time of birth. The subsequent metabolic failure and cellular injury in the brain can be partially attenuated by rapid initiation of therapeutic hypothermia, but even with prompt induction of hypothermia, more than one in four survivors suffer from major developmental disabilities – an indication of the critical need for more effective therapies. MicroRNAs (miRNA) may be able to act as therapeutic targets in neonatal HIBI; however, very little is known about the endogenous expression of miRNAs …


Power Training Improves The Sensorimotor Cortical Oscillations In Youth With Cerebral Palsy, Morgan Busboom, Anna Reelfs, Mike Trevarrow, Brad Corr, Heidi Reelfs, Sarah Baker, Hannah Bergwell, Tony W. Wilson, Max J. Kurz May 2021

Power Training Improves The Sensorimotor Cortical Oscillations In Youth With Cerebral Palsy, Morgan Busboom, Anna Reelfs, Mike Trevarrow, Brad Corr, Heidi Reelfs, Sarah Baker, Hannah Bergwell, Tony W. Wilson, Max J. Kurz

Child Health Research Institute Pediatric Research Forum

Background: Our magnetoencephalographic (MEG) brain imaging studies have shown that youth with cerebral palsy (CP) demonstrate altered sensorimotor beta (18-24Hz) cortical oscillations when controlling their leg motor actions and these anomalous cortical oscillations are linked with the extent of their mobility impairments. Current therapeutic trends for improving mobility have shifted from strength training to high-velocity power training, which has shown improvements in isokinetic strength, power production and mobility of youth with CP. However, no studies have assessed whether these clinically relevant improvements are linked with changes in the sensorimotor cortical oscillations. The objective of this study was to utilize MEG …