Derek Debicki retweeted
London, Ontario researchers develop tool to detect consciousness in the ICU. Go team!
@karnig_kazazian @DebickiDerek @lorettaenorton @MatthewKolisny1 @mesquitarc @SergioNovi @WesternU
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Key point: "Antibodies to LGI1, NMDAR, and GAD65 are the most common antibodies found in patients with autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmune-associated seizure disorders."
@EpiDisorders doi.org/10.1002/epd2.20231
ALT Autoimmune-associated seizure disorders Kelsey M. Smith, Adrian Budhram, Christian Geis, Andrew McKeon, Claude Steriade, Coral M. Stredny, Maarten J. Titulaer, Jeffrey W. Britton First published: 31 May 2024 IMAGE: Imaging findings in autoimmune-associated seizure disorders. (A, B) Imaging in a patient with LGI1 encephalitis shows T2 hyperintensity in the left>right mesial temporal lobe (A) and the left putamen and caudate (B, black arrow). (C) Imaging in a patient with GABAAR encephalitis showing multifocal T2 FLAIR hyperintensities. (D) Patchy diffuse cortical hypometabolism on FDG-PET in a patient with NMDAR encephalitis with relatively preserved basal ganglia FDG uptake Epileptic Disorders ILAE
Derek Debicki retweeted
Check out our latest work now out in @PNASnews 🚨⤵️
fNIRS: a novel tool for detecting consciousness after acute severe brain injury
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
We examine the reliability of fNIRS in 100+ datasets across 6 tasks then use fNIRS to detect covert awareness in the ICU
Derek Debicki retweeted
Want to know how you can use functional near-infrared spectroscopy to detect consciousness? Let us show you (no paywall). @karnig_kazazian @MatthewKolisny1 @DebickiDerek @lorettaenorton @SergioNovi pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
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Dr. Loretta Norton, Assistant Professor of Psychology, is leading a research team, including two @KingsAtWestern alumni, to better predict recovery after severe brain injuries. Read more about her research in the latest issue of the King’s Herald.
kings.uwo.ca/alumni/stay-inf…
Derek Debicki retweeted
Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day! Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a disorder that arises as a result of injury to the developing brain. Learn about CP + more in the Brain Health in Ontario report: braininstitute.ca/bhio-cereb…
#BrainHealth #WorldCPDay
Derek Debicki retweeted
Using fMRI imaging and machine learning, @SchulichMedDent researchers discovered they could predict which patients would recover from a serious brain injury with an accuracy of 80%. #WesternU news.westernu.ca/2023/09/ai-…
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After suffering cardiac arrest in 2010, Leonard Rodrigues was thought to be in a persistent vegetative state.
At our Research Impact Day, Winifred Rodrigues told her moving story on caring for Leonard and working with #WesternU's @Comadork to better understand his brain injury.
ALT A medium close-up photo of Winifred Rodrigues shows her speaking at a wooden podium in a yellow suit jacket. Wearing reading glasses, she is smiling as she looks out to the crowd while holding her speaking notes.
ALT Dr. Derek Debicki, Dr. Adrian Owen, Leonard and Winifred Rodrigues are looking at the camera in front of a Western BrainsCAN pop-up banner. Leonard is sitting in a wheelchair wearing tinted glasses.
Derek Debicki retweeted
After many years working at @LHSCCanada @westernuEpilep , Linda is retiring... An amazing EEG technologist... she will be sorely missed... good luck Linda in this new phase of your life!
Honoured to be part of #worldcomaday @CuringComa. We are excited to share our work using fNIRS to assess covert consciousness in comatose patients. @Comadork @lorettaenorton @karnig_kazazian @MatthewKolisny1 @SergioNovi @AndrouRaafat @RezaMoulavi @westernuCNS @LHSCCanada
Derek Debicki retweeted
World Coma Day is tomorrow! #awakeninghope @CuringComa @neurocritical
Info & free registration 👉 curingcoma.org/events2/world…
Check out the incredible group of speakers 👇
🕛16:00 UTC start time is 12:00 EST
Derek Debicki retweeted
World Coma Day is just around the corner. Hear from some of the world's leading experts on topics related to coma. Personalize your World Coma Day experience by attending the sessions you want, when you want. Register now: ow.ly/XhI850IkcoZ #awakeninghope
Derek Debicki retweeted
An exciting week at @LHSCCanada piloting our fMRI sequences on this brand new scanner at University Hospital. We are just about ready to resume scanning unresponsive ICU patients to look for signs of preserved consciousness w/ @lorettaenorton , @Comadork, & team. – at London, Ontario
Derek Debicki retweeted
Registration is now open for the 3rd annual World Coma Day! Anyone can register for this day full of free programming, which includes talks from medical experts on coma, educational sessions for patients and families, and more. Register now: ow.ly/uC5C50N06ig #awakeninghope
Derek Debicki retweeted
In light of Resident Appreciation Week, we extend our gratitude to our current, past, & future residents! They work tirelessly to ensure our patients receive the best standard of care and we thank them for their commitment & dedication to the CNS Dept.
Derek Debicki retweeted
Big paper day! Our first data showing that fMRI can be used diagnostically and prognostically in acutely unresponsive patients in the ICU. @lorettaenorton @karnig_kazazian @jpeelle @DebickiDerek @daviniaferes and others (not on twitter).
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Prof. Bleck talking about Loretta Norton, Teneille Gofton, Derek Debicki & @Comadork's work on #FunctionalNeuroimaging in #ICU during his #keynote address at #NCS2022 @JWSanAntonio Kudos to #NeurocriticalCare team @LHSCCanada @BMI_WesternU @WesternU
Thanks @GiuliaBene16. We are really excited about this work. Please stop by #NCS2022 Professor Rounds Thursday morning to chat more.
Distinguished poster @ #NCS2022 I agree, a major of the future of neurocritical care is noninvasive, multimodal neuromonitoring! Particularly quantitative EEG 🌈🔥.
Derek Debicki retweeted
Congrats to all @lawsonresearch IRF grant recipients! I’m excited to start this project with @Comadork @DebickiDerek @AndrouRaafat #fnirs #neurofeedback
Mentions: @smpeters9 -$15k for "Assessing the feasibility of FNIRS as a neurofeedback tool in stroke" & @janelleunger_PT -$14,975 for "Exploring experiences of community re-integration following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with neurological impairment"
Derek Debicki retweeted
If attending #ASSC25, come to poster 62 this afternoon to see how #fNIRS can be used to detect residual and covert awareness in patients with acute severe brain injury @theASSC. Work done w/ @Comadork & @DebickiDerek – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
