Stroke Biological Recovery
Overview
The Stroke Biological Recovery Laboratory at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital focuses on the mechanisms and interventions to promote stroke recovery.
Research Projects
Develop novel interventions to promote stroke recovery. Our studies show promising results of novel combination therapies (a. combined atorvastatin and sildenafil; b. combined transcranial direct current stimulation and methylphenidate) for improving motor recovery after stroke. We strive to continue to develop new regimens.
Discover biomarkers to predict recovery and to serve as surrogate to evaluate the responsiveness to therapy for developing individualized therapy. We have been building bio-bank database including functional outcomes, serum sample, neuroimaging and DNA. We also conduct biomarker sub-study in clinical trial.