Publications de Sergio Daniel Hernandez

Neuroimaging to Guide the Delivery of Implantable Neuroprosthetics Restoring Neurological Functions

Spinal cord injury (SCI) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are debilitating conditions that severely disrupt motor and autonomic functions, profoundly affecting the quality of life for millions worldwide. Over the past few decades, epidural electrical stimulati ...

EPFL2025

Walking naturally after spinal cord injury using a brain-spine interface

Léonie Asboth, Salif Axel Komi, Grégoire Courtine, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Félix Antoine Martel, Laure Coquoz, Jocelyne Bloch, Anne Marie Lucienne Watrin, Sergio Daniel Hernandez, Henri Charles Alexandre Lorach, Edeny Baaklini, Jimmy James Ravier, Molywan Vat, Carmina Andrea Galvez Solano, Cathal John Harte, Valeria Spagnolo, Grégory Didier Dumont, Thibault Jean Etienne Collin, Icare Sakr, Lucas Struber

A spinal cord injury interrupts the communication between the brain and the region of the spinal cord that produces walking, leading to paralysis(1,2). Here, we restored this communication with a digital bridge between the brain and spinal cord that enable ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2023

A spinal cord neuroprosthesis for locomotor deficits due to Parkinson's disease

Auke Ijspeert, Tomislav Milekovic, Léonie Asboth, Camille Georgette Marie Le Goff-Mignardot, Giuseppe Schiavone, Elvira Pirondini, Stéphanie Lacour, Silvestro Micera, Grégoire Courtine, Eduardo Martin Moraud, Marco Capogrosso, David Allenson Borton, Jean François Pierre Laurens, Jean-Baptiste Mignardot, Flavio Raschella, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Simon Borgognon, Jocelyne Bloch, Shiqi Sun, Sergio Daniel Hernandez, Jordan Squair, Nicolò Macellari, Jimmy James Ravier, Carmina Andrea Galvez Solano, Grégory Didier Dumont

People with late-stage Parkinson's disease (PD) often suffer from debilitating locomotor deficits that are resistant to currently available therapies. To alleviate these deficits, we developed a neuroprosthesis operating in closed loop that targets the dor ...

Nature Portfolio2023

Implanted System for Orthostatic Hypotension in Multiple-System Atrophy

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

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

Activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation rapidly restores trunk and leg motor functions after complete paralysis

Dimitri Nestor Alice Van De Ville, Léonie Asboth, Nawal Noëlle Kinany, Salif Axel Komi, Silvestro Micera, Grégoire Courtine, Miroslav Caban, Quentin Barraud, Marco Capogrosso, Fabien Bertrand Paul Wagner, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Andreas Rowald, Nathan Antoine Greiner, Jocelyne Bloch, Sergio Daniel Hernandez, Laura Ann McCracken, Henri Charles Alexandre Lorach, Edeny Baaklini, Jimmy James Ravier, Carmina Andrea Galvez Solano

Epidural electrical stimulation (EES) targeting the dorsal roots of lumbosacral segments restores walking in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, EES is delivered with multielectrode paddle leads that were originally designed to target the dorsal ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2022