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SUMMARY:DLN: Brain Repair After Stroke\, Prof. Steven C. Cramer
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DESCRIPTION:Prof Steven C. Cramer\nAfter a stroke occurs and injury is fix
 ed\, a number of restorative biological pathways are activated in the CNS\
 , contributing to spontaneous behavioral recovery. Many therapeutic strate
 gies are under study that target these restorative pathways and aim to imp
 rove patient outcomes. During this talk\, a number of such brain repair th
 erapies will be discussed\, including drugs\, biological therapies\, and a
  telehealth to intense task practice. Improving brain structure and functi
 on after stroke is not well suited to using a “one size fits all” appr
 oach\, as there is substantial inter-subject heterogeneity\, e.g.\, due to
  differences in infarct location. Instead\, restorative therapies benefit 
 from patient selection according to specific measures such as degree of in
 jury or extent of functional derangement within affected neural systems. S
 tudies evaluating such measures will be reviewed\, as will data examining 
 how well genetic variation can predict training-related gains. Such studie
 s have direct implications for clinical trial design for post-stroke resto
 rative therapies\, and ultimately might inform clinical decision-making.\n
 \n\nProf. Cramer's Bio:\nDr. Steven C. Cramer is a Professor of Neurology 
 at the University of California\, Los Angeles.  He is also the Director o
 f Research at California Rehabilitation Institute\, co-PI of the NIH Strok
 eNet clinical trials network\, and a Section Editor at the journal Stroke.
   Dr. Cramer graduated with Highest Honors from University of California\
 , Berkeley\; received his medical degree from University of Southern Calif
 ornia\; did a residency in internal medicine at UCLA\; and did a residency
  in neurology plus a fellowship in cerebrovascular disease at Massachusett
 s General Hospital.  He also earned a Masters Degree in Clinical Investig
 ation from Harvard Medical School.\n\nHis research focuses on neural repai
 r after central nervous system injury in humans\, with an emphasis on stro
 ke and on recovery of movement.  Treatments examined include robotics\, c
 ellular therapies\, a monoclonal antibody\, brain stimulation\, drugs\, an
 d telehealth methods.  A major emphasis is on translating new drugs and d
 evices to reduce disability after stroke\, and on developing biomarkers to
  individualize therapy for each person’s needs.  Dr. Cramer has been aw
 arded the Stroke Rehabilitation Award from the American Heart Association\
 , the Barbro B. Johansson Award in Stroke Recovery from the World Stroke O
 rganization\, the Award for Excellence in Post-Acute Stroke Rehabilitation
  from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine\, and he is the Sus
 an and David Wilstein Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine. He also 
 co-edited the book “Brain Repair after Stroke”\, and is the author of 
 over 300 manuscripts.\n 
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/89702767174?pwd=d09KNTU5YXJkQ0tsK0l6a1BySn
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