Publications by Nicolas Hankov

Augmenting rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord neuromodulation: A proof of concept

Auke Ijspeert, Grégoire Courtine, Jocelyne Bloch, Léonie Asboth, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Miroslav Caban, Nicolas Hankov, Henri Charles Alexandre Lorach, Fabien Bertrand Paul Wagner, Salif Axel Komi

Rehabilitation robotics aims to promote activity-dependent reorganization of the nervous system. However, people with paralysis cannot generate sufficient activity during robot-assisted rehabilitation and, consequently, do not benefit from these therapies. ...

AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE2025

Hypothalamic deep brain stimulation augments walking after spinal cord injury

Grégoire Courtine, Jocelyne Bloch, Quentin Barraud, Léonie Asboth, Mark Andrew Anderson, Katia Galan, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Nicholas David James, Matthieu Pierre Gautier, Nicolas Hankov

A spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts the neuronal projections from the brain to the region of the spinal cord that produces walking, leading to various degrees of paralysis. Here, we aimed to identify brain regions that steer the recovery of walking after i ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2024

Neuromodulation/neurostimulation system for controlling a respiratory function

Grégoire Courtine, Jocelyne Bloch, Léonie Asboth, Vincent Delattre, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Miroslav Caban, Nicolas Hankov

The present invention relates to a neuromodulation/neurostimulation system for supporting and/or controlling a function of t he respiratory system of a patient, said function comprising a plurality of phases each involving one or more muscles. The system c ...

2024

Targeted dorsal root entry zone stimulation alleviates pain due to meralgia paresthetica

Grégoire Courtine, Léonie Asboth, Jocelyne Bloch, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Jimmy James Ravier, Nicolas Hankov, Viviana Aureli, Molywan Vat

Objective. Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a mononeuropathy of the exclusively sensory lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) that is difficult to treat with conservative treatments. Afferents from the LFCN enter the spinal cord through the dorsal root entry ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2022

Implanted System for Orthostatic Hypotension in Multiple-System Atrophy

Grégoire Courtine, Léonie Asboth, Jocelyne Bloch, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Jordan Squair, Grégory Didier Dumont, Nicolas Hankov, Sergio Daniel Hernandez, Suje Amir, Maxime Berney

Orthostatic hypotension is a cardinal feature of multiple-system atrophy. The upright posture provokes syncopal episodes that prevent patients from standing and walking for more than brief periods. We implanted a system to restore regulation of blood press ...

MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOC2022