Ann Neurol: New study helps promote neuron regeneration.

August 20, 2020 /--- Researchers at the University of Alberta recently found a treatment that can increase the rate of nerve regeneration by three to five times, promising better treatment for trauma surgery patients.
If the growing nerves don't reach the muscles fast enough, there's no functional repair," said Christine Webber, an associate professor in the Department of Anatomy at American University and a member of the Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
about two-thirds of trauma patients experience peripheral nerve damage.
the slowness of nerve regeneration means that muscles inevitably atrophy before nerves grow and reconnect.
(Photo: www.pixabay.com) and regulating electrical stimulation (CES) has a positive impact.
Weber and others have previously conducted in-depth research on CES.
the nerve for 1 hour by electrically stimulating it at a fairly low frequency, and neurosurgery was performed a week after CES treatment.
nerve regeneration was three to five times faster than in control groups that did not have CES.
new study, Webber et al. studied a model of a nerve-damaged animal called "foot drooping."
is a common injury that impairs a patient's ability to walk normally and affects their quality of life.
, the only treatment for the disease was to affect the patient's gait through surgery or a corrector.
Webber and others first performed far-end nerve transfer in this study, using electrical stimulation to activate nerve cells near damaged nerves.
week, a branch of the nerve is cut open and placed near the target of the insofusy nerve.
, the newly transferred nerves will be perfused and ready to enter the foot muscle group at a faster rate.
CES can be a tool for faster nerve regeneration in any part of the peripheral nervous system.
, who is also a member of the Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, has started a clinical trial in which CES is used before the nerve repair of the carpal tube.
hopes that in the next year or two, the information obtained will be used in clinical trials by examining nerve transfers in the legs, which are difficult parts of the body that become nerve regeneration due to the large areas that the nerves must cover.
(bioon.com) Source: Researchers find way to speed up nerve regrowth for trauma patients Original source: Jenna-Lynn B. Senger et al, Conditioning International Stimulation Acceleration in Nerve Transfers, Annals of Neurology (2020). DOI: 10.1002/ana.25796.