Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Development of a Novel Task-oriented Rehabilitation Program using a Bimanual Exoskeleton Robotic Hand

Yi-Mei Chen¹, Szu-Shen Lai¹, Yu-Cheng Pei^2,3,4,5, Chia-Ju Hsieh¹, Wei-Han Chang¹

¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taoyuan, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, ³School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, ⁴Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, ⁵Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University

This study reports the development of a novel robot-assisted task-oriented program for hand rehabilitation. The developmental process consists of experiments using both healthy subjects and subjects who have had a stroke and suffered from subsequent motor control dysfunction.

Neuroscience

Development of an Uncomplicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Model Modified by Weight-Drop Method and Evidenced by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Pin-Hui Kuo¹, Tzu-Hsuan Tang¹, Shu-Hui Huang¹, Bao-Yu Hsieh^2,3, Chia-Feng Lu¹, Yu-Chieh Jill Kao¹

¹Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, ²Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, ³Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou

Here, we present a protocol to establish a closed-head injury animal model replicating the neuroimage outcome of uncomplicated mild traumatic brain injury with the preserved brain structure in the acute phase and long-term brain atrophy. Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging is the primary method used for evidence.