Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) can have long-term adverse effects on populations, including an increased risk of mortality, enduring disabilities and other long-term health problems. Both of these injuries affect large numbers of people, with between 250,000 and 500,000 people affected by a spinal cord injury every year, according to the WHO, and between 27 and 69 million people estimated to have been affected by a Traumatic Brain Injury worldwide.The effects of such injuries are far reaching and include loss of motor functions, impaired neurotransmission, neuroinflammation, apoptotic cell death (among others) and can cause persisting cognitive degradation and impairments. However, there exist a number of rehabilitative and regenerative processes and methods that help to restore motor functions and limit enduring disabilities within those affected by TBI and SCI, principally to facilitate neuroplasticity.As such, this Topic is dedicated to addressing these neuro-rehabilitative methods; the primary aim to disseminate original research to professionals from multiple disciplines who study and/or treat persons who have experienced TBI/SCI. Findings should address the treatment of individuals affected by neurotrauma, functional and/or physiological changes after treatment. Research submitted to this topic should be generally limited to human subjects with a history of TBI/SCI, and/or the systems of care in which TBI/SCI services and research are undertaken.We, therefore, welcome contributions that address, but are not limited to, the following Topics:- Neural mechanisms affected by TBI/SCI- Novel application of neuromodulation for post-injury plasticity- New insight on conventional interventions in treating TBI/SCI- Neuroimaging, brain stimulation or electrophysiological techniques to elucidate the effects rehabilitation after TBI/SCI
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) can have long-term adverse effects on populations, including an increased risk of mortality, enduring disabilities and other long-term health problems. Both of these injuries affect large numbers of people, with between 250,000 and 500,000 people affected by a spinal cord injury every year, according to the WHO, and between 27 and 69 million people estimated to have been affected by a Traumatic Brain Injury worldwide.The effects of such injuries are far reaching and include loss of motor functions, impaired neurotransmission, neuroinflammation, apoptotic cell death (among others) and can cause persisting cognitive degradation and impairments. However, there exist a number of rehabilitative and regenerative processes and methods that help to restore motor functions and limit enduring disabilities within those affected by TBI and SCI, principally to facilitate neuroplasticity.As such, this Topic is dedicated to addressing these neuro-rehabilitative methods; the primary aim to disseminate original research to professionals from multiple disciplines who study and/or treat persons who have experienced TBI/SCI. Findings should address the treatment of individuals affected by neurotrauma, functional and/or physiological changes after treatment. Research submitted to this topic should be generally limited to human subjects with a history of TBI/SCI, and/or the systems of care in which TBI/SCI services and research are undertaken.We, therefore, welcome contributions that address, but are not limited to, the following Topics:- Neural mechanisms affected by TBI/SCI- Novel application of neuromodulation for post-injury plasticity- New insight on conventional interventions in treating TBI/SCI- Neuroimaging, brain stimulation or electrophysiological techniques to elucidate the effects rehabilitation after TBI/SCI