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Impact of Neuromodulation on Language Impairments in Stroke Patients
Stroke
If you qualify and decide to participate in the study: Each participant will receive 5 sessions (20 minutes each) of tDCS or sham (placebo) treatment while simultaneously receiving speech therapy, at no cost to you or your insurance, within a week time period. The following data will be collected within a week before you start and after you complete your fifth session: Testing ...
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In Search of Biomarkers for the Recovery of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Injury
What is required to participate? A trained member of our research, nursing, or clinical staff will perform the following assessments once every six months for a period of two years: Take a picture of your brain using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Place electrodes on your head to measure brain activity Take blood samples Perform a neuropsychological assessment Participant ...
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Quadripilegic - Advanced Technology
Spinal Cord Injury
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the California Institute of Technology are collaborating on a study that allows individuals with paralysis to control a computer using thought alone. If you are interested in learning more about this study and feel that you qualify, please call and leave a message and you will be conta ...
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Transfer of Spatial Neglect: A Study of Awareness for Left Hemi-spatial Neglect
Brain Injury, Stroke
What is hemi-spatial neglect? Hemi-spatial neglect is a neuropsychological condition in which, after damage to one hemisphere of the brain is sustained, a deficit in attention to and awareness of one side of the field of vision is observed. It is defined by the inability of a person to process and perceive stimuli on one side of the body or environment, where that inability is ...
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