Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research

Functional recovery after an experimental stroke can be assessed by multiple behavioural tests, however, there is no consensus about which test to use in long-term stroke recovery studies or whether the tests are affected by stroke surgery, post-operative care or behavioural compensation due to repe...

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Main Authors: Balkaya, Mustafa G., Trueman, Rebecca C., Boltze, Johannes, Corbett, Dale, Jolkkonen, Jukka
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Published: Elsevier 2017
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author Balkaya, Mustafa G.
Trueman, Rebecca C.
Boltze, Johannes
Corbett, Dale
Jolkkonen, Jukka
author_facet Balkaya, Mustafa G.
Trueman, Rebecca C.
Boltze, Johannes
Corbett, Dale
Jolkkonen, Jukka
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description Functional recovery after an experimental stroke can be assessed by multiple behavioural tests, however, there is no consensus about which test to use in long-term stroke recovery studies or whether the tests are affected by stroke surgery, post-operative care or behavioural compensation due to repeated testing. This review describes the tests most commonly used to assess motor and sensorimotor function, cognition and mood in stroke animals. Although it is difficult to predict the direction of future research, it may be possible to prevent false-positive results by selecting an appropriate task or a battery of tasks. It is also expected that the upcoming stroke recovery recommendations and the improved dialogue between academy, industry and healthcare professionals will further promote translational success.
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spelling nottingham-463412020-05-04T18:57:22Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46341/ Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research Balkaya, Mustafa G. Trueman, Rebecca C. Boltze, Johannes Corbett, Dale Jolkkonen, Jukka Functional recovery after an experimental stroke can be assessed by multiple behavioural tests, however, there is no consensus about which test to use in long-term stroke recovery studies or whether the tests are affected by stroke surgery, post-operative care or behavioural compensation due to repeated testing. This review describes the tests most commonly used to assess motor and sensorimotor function, cognition and mood in stroke animals. Although it is difficult to predict the direction of future research, it may be possible to prevent false-positive results by selecting an appropriate task or a battery of tasks. It is also expected that the upcoming stroke recovery recommendations and the improved dialogue between academy, industry and healthcare professionals will further promote translational success. Elsevier 2017-07-29 Article PeerReviewed Balkaya, Mustafa G., Trueman, Rebecca C., Boltze, Johannes, Corbett, Dale and Jolkkonen, Jukka (2017) Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research. Behavioural Brain Research . ISSN 1872-7549 Stroke Animal models Behavioral tests Sensorimotor function Cognition Depression Anxiety Restoration http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432817307325?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2017.07.039 doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2017.07.039
spellingShingle Stroke
Animal models
Behavioral tests
Sensorimotor function
Cognition
Depression
Anxiety
Restoration
Balkaya, Mustafa G.
Trueman, Rebecca C.
Boltze, Johannes
Corbett, Dale
Jolkkonen, Jukka
Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research
title Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research
title_full Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research
title_fullStr Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research
title_full_unstemmed Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research
title_short Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research
title_sort behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research
topic Stroke
Animal models
Behavioral tests
Sensorimotor function
Cognition
Depression
Anxiety
Restoration
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