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| By Mariecar Jara-Puyod | October 11, 2017 |
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Visiting University Hospital of Zurich-Stroke Centre head/cereneo medical director Prof. Dr. Med. Andreas R. Luft told The Gulf Today: “That is the biggest challenge we have right now in our field because we have yet to discover and there is more to discover.”
He added: “What we only know for now is that of the rats. It was determined that the window of the recovery of their brains is between two and three weeks.”
The neurologist-turned-neuro-rehabilitation research person in the last 19 years said the great need to know the window of the recovery of the human brain is so, for the optimum delivery of multi-disciplinary approaches required for patients suffering from neurological problems and co-morbidities.
Luft had earlier mentioned that the human brain regenerates although not as quickly as the liver and so patients can be taught.
“But until when the brain recovers, we have yet to know.”
He also said that since neuro-rehabilitation had become a specialised field from 19 years back, inventions of technological devices and robotics have continually progressed, some with sophisticated algorithms.
“These are a big help because with the measurements and assessments, they help encourage the patients to keep on and improve their lives.”
Among these is the Vector Gait & Safety System which provides patients with the body weight support, allowing them to start exercising and walking again safely, recommended for adult and paediatric patients recovering from stroke, and amputations as well as orthopaedic, brain and spinal injuries.
The Allegro Medical Leg Press is an interactive robotic training device for the legs, especially designed to increase strength, power, endurance and coordination. It is to aid people with weak cardiopulmonary systems and those afflicted with neural diseases as well as ankle and knee injuries.
YouGrabber provides interactive therapy exercises for the visual-motor-finger-hand-arm coordination of individuals who have sustained sensory motor and cognitive impairments.
Luft was interviewed on Tuesday and from the sidelines of the opening of the August Medical cereneo, the first and only neurological rehabilitation centre in the Gulf using robotics.
Associated with the University of Zurich, a top research institute in neuro-rehabilitation, cereneo management decided to set up the medical facility in Dubai Healthcare City since many GCC residents with neurological disorders travel to Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK.
These four-month hospital-based patients are adolescents to nonagenarians who go through follow-up sessions and even lifetime therapies, based on their conditions.
Luft said neurological issues and related problems prevail because of lifestyle.
The number one globally is stroke. Others on top of the list are head trauma, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, Parkinson’s Disease, brain tumour, Multiple Sclerosis, and Central Nervous System infections.
UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan welcomed the establishment of the centre in Dubai as patients no longer need to travel far.
Luft
said the goal is to help Gulf patients get into efficient, intensive
and extensive neuro-rehabilitation programmes so they can mainstream
again.
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