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Critical analysis of the use of the digital database for the collection of data from amputee patients in the inhibitory deficit as a marker of neuroplasticity in rehabilitation study

Grant number: 20/14028-8
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
Effective date (Start): December 01, 2020
Effective date (End): November 30, 2021
Field of knowledge:Health Sciences - Medicine
Principal Investigator:Linamara Rizzo Battistella
Grantee:Anne Victório Pessotto
Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
Associated research grant:17/12943-8 - Inhibitory deficit as a marker of neuroplasticity in rehabilitation, AP.SPEC

Abstract

According to the WHO, more than one billion people in the world experience disability, which is not only an issue of public health, but also of human rights. In 2015, the Global Burden of Diseases showed worldwide epidemiological evidence that 74% of total years lived with disability are related to conditions for which rehabilitation could be beneficial. For this reason, the development of new therapies and rehabilitation research are one of the main objectives of the WHO Global Action Plan for 2014-2021. However, the lack of knowledge of the biological mechanisms involved in the functional rehabilitation process is one of the main limitations faced in the construction of a solid knowledge. There is evidence that brain plasticity is the central mechanism involved in the recovery process of patients with deficits of different etiologies. Although much progress was made in understanding brain plasticity, little was incorporated into rehabilitation practice, mainly due to the scarcity of study designs that allowed the translation of knowledge. Therefore, we propose a study with four groups of subjects (with stroke, SCI, amputations and osteoarthritis) to understand the neuroplasticity mechanisms involved in motor rehabilitation, using TMS, fNIRS and high density EEG before and after the rehabilitation treatment. With this project, we expect to better understand the mechanisms of neuroplasticity involved in the rehabilitation process, and to develop "transdiagnostic" neurophysiological biomarkers, which are of great relevance for the scientific and therapeutic improvement of rehabilitation.

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