Cuneiform Nucleus Stimulation Can Assist Gait Training to Promote Locomotor Recovery in Individuals With Incomplete Tetraplegia
We show that the CNF-DBS was well tolerated and had therapeutic potential in the first 2 patients, and discuss the lessons learnt with resulting implementations for the next patients. ANN NEUROL 2026;99:161-177.
Authors
- Markus F. Oertel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5121-5376)
- Michèle Hubli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-3283)
- Lukas Imbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-8642)
- Iris Krüsi
- Lennart Stieglitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3744-5105)
- Martin Schubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4495-6533)
- Andrea Prusse
- Romina Willi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3453-4476)
- Irina Lerch
- Adrian Cathomen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7676-5849)
- Anna‐Sophie Hofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1930-2140)
- Martin E. Schwab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6206-6150)
- Marc Bolliger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9059-0304)
- Luca Regli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-4474)
- Alina Kiseleva
- Armin Curt
- Thomas M. Kessler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1991-5919)
- Linard Filli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3882-2504)
- László Demkó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5677-2331)
- Christian R. Baumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3417-1978)
- Christian Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2270-9777)
- Melina Giagiozis
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Health First (US)
- Swiss Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Universitätsklinik Balgrist (CH)
- Swiss Epilepsy Center (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Neurology
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.78026
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41
Funders
- Wings for Life
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
- Universität Zürich
- Universitätsspital Zürich