Lecture 11 - Plasticity & Recovery Flashcards

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What are the symptoms after a stroke (middle cerebral artery stroke) ?

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  • Contralateral paralysis
  • Contralateral sensory loss
  • Global aphasia
  • Contralateral neglect
  • Cognitive problems
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What are the 3 subphases of the recovery phase after a stroke ?

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  • Acute phase (1-7 days)
  • Subacute phase : early (7 days - 3 months) & late (3 - 6 months)
  • Chronic phase (>6 months)
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What are the two main ways neuroplasticity occurs ?

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  • Change of physical structure
  • Compensation of function within the existing structure
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What is neuroplasticity ?

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Ability of NS to reorganize its structure, function or connections

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At which levels can plasticity be analyzed ?

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  • Behavior
  • Cortical maps
  • Physiology
  • Synaptic organization
  • Mitotic activity
  • Molecular structure
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What are the two general types of plasticity ?

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  • Experience expectant
  • Experience dependent
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What does plasticity correlate with ?

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Behavioral changes

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What is meta-plasticity ?

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The interaction of plasticity with the environment

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What are the dependencies of plasticity ?

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  • Age-dependency
  • Time-dependency
  • Relevance-dependency
  • Intensity & frequency dependency
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What are examples of plasticity at the level of cortical maps ?

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  • Focal hand dystonia
  • Phantom limb reorganization
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What are examples of plasticity at the level of physiology ?

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  • LT potentiation
  • Kindling (seizure activity)
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What is an example of plasticity at the level of synaptic organization ?

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  • Experience-dependent changes in dendritic arborization
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What is an example of plasticity at the level of mitotic activity ?

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  • Continuation of neurogenesis of the olfactory bulb, hippocampus & striatum
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What is an example of plasticity at the level of molecular structure ?

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  • Gene expression
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What characterizes experience-expectant plasticity ?

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  • General input (visual, orientation movement..)
  • Critical periods during developments
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What characterizes experience-dependent plasticity ?

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  • Specific personal input (learning or expansion of topographical maps…)
  • Modification of neuronal ensembles that are already present
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What are examples of meta-plasticity ?

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  • Stimulant drugs & effects of complex environments
  • Early life stress & effects of complex environments
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What are examples of maladaptive plasticity ?

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  • Drugs & stress exposure
  • Frontal lobe injury
  • Phantom limb pain
  • Focal hand dystonia
  • Dementia
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What constitutes “recovery” after brain injury ?

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  • Compensation vs functional restitution
  • Recovery of lost capacity, or new way of functioning to compensate
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What is an example used to illustrate compensation versus functional restitution ?

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3 legged cat

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What is the goal of rehabilitation after brain injury ?

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  • Stimulate plasticity to provide the best possible compensation
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What happened after an ischemic accident ?

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  • Ionic changes
  • Glutamate increase
  • Opening calcium channels (toxic calcium levels in the cell, neuronal damage)
  • mRNA : toxic production of proteins
  • Inflammation, swelling
  • Diaschisis
  • Change in metabolism & glucose utilization
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What are some prevention treatments in the acute phase of brain injury (ischemia) ?

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  • Block calcium channels (neuroprotectant drugs)
  • Reduce inflammation (anti-inflammatory drugs)
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What are the different ways of recovery after brain injury?

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  • Early rehabilitation : stimulating function recovery
  • Late/cognitive rehabilitation : functional recovery
  • Neuropsychological rehabilitation
  • Injury-induced change : spontaneous recovery
  • Experience-dependent change : learning
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What are the three aspects of neuropsychological rehabilitation ?
- (Learning to) accept changes - (Learning to) adapt to changes - (Learning to) deal with changes
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What are some examples of recovery after brain injury ?
- Recovery from motor-cortex damage - Recovery from aphasia - Recovery from traumatic lesions - Recovery from surgical lesions - Return to daily life
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What happens when there is a blockade of the middle cerebral artery in the motor cortex ?
- Hemiplegia - Flaccidity of muscles - Loss of reflexive & voluntary movements
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What are the stages of recovery after injury to the motor cortex ?
- Return of reflexes - Development of rigidity - Grasping as part of other movements - Voluntary grasping (23-40 days after injury)
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What are some common issues stroke survivors face in returning to daily life ?
- Concentration & memory problems - Mental slowing, reduced task load (fatigue) - Problems with emotional regulation (irritability) - Psychological problems (anxiety/depression) - Mourning or acceptance of lost function
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What are some variables that affect recovery from brain injury ?
- Age - Sex - Handedness - Premorbid IQ - Personality - Motivation
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What are some therapeutic approaches to brain injury recovery ?
- Activity-based therapies - Cognitive rehabilitation - Tactile stimulation - Brain stimulation - Pharmacological therapies - Cell-based therapies - Music & other therapies
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What are some examples of activity-based therapies ?
- Constraint-induces movement therapy - Physiotherapy - Speech therapy
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What are the benefits of brain stimulation therapy in brain injury recovery ?
- rTMS : increased activity & stimulates plasticity within first month - DBS : used for Parkinson, depression & stroke - Vagus nerve stimulation : stimulates release of acetylcholine & norepinephrine
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What is the role of pharmacological therapies in stroke recovery ?
- Prevention in acute stroke : tissue plasminogen activator (tA) & thrombectomy - Stimulating plasticity : amphetamine, nicotine, cannabis (for smaller lesions) - Enhance axonal sprouting : antibody to Nogo-A - Growths factors