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Selected Publications
Effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on motor function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury following ibuprofen pretreatment: A pilot study.
Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) enhances lower extremity motor function in humans with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). AIH-induced spinal plasticity is inhibited by systemic inflammation in animal models. Since SCI is frequently associated with systemic inflammation in humans, we tested the hypothesis that pretreatment with the anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen enhances the effects of AIH.
read moreSpatial analysis of muscular activations in stroke survivors.
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25 Years & Going Strong: Celebrating the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment
For the past quarter century, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment has been a lifeline. Through clinical treatment, research, extensive programming and outreach,…
view all newsMeasuring Brain Activity of Patients With Aphasia During Therapy
Researchers at the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab hope to find new ways to personalize treatment and improve outcomes for people with aphasia — using a non-invasive neuroimaging technique to discover how the brain responds during therapy.
Aphasia Research SLPs Stacy Chrzastowski & Abby Jeppson Complete Northwestern Clinical Bioethics Scholars Program
Stacy Chrzastowski and Abby Jeppson — two research speech-language pathologists in the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment — recently graduated from the Northwestern Clinical Bioethics Scholars Program.