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    Women Physicians Are Underrepresented in Recognition Awards From the Association of Academic Physiatrists
    (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017) Silver, Julie; Blauwet, Cheri; Bhatnagar, Saurabha; Slocum, Chloe; Tenforde, Adam; Schneider, Jeffrey; Zafonte, Ross; Goldstein, Richard; Gallegos-Kearin, Vanessa; Reilly, Julia; Mazwi, Nicole
    Objective: Determine representation by gender for individual recognition awards presented to physicians by the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP). Design: Cross-sectional survey was used. Lists of individual recognition award recipients for the 27-yr history of the AAP awards (1990–2016) were analyzed. The primary outcome measures were the total numbers of men versus women physician award recipients overall and for the past decade (2007–2016). Results: No awards were given to women physicians for the past 4 yrs (2013–2016) or in half of the award categories for the past decade (2007–2016). No woman received the outstanding resident/fellow award since its inception (2010–2016). There was a decrease in the proportion of awards given to women in the past decade (2007–2016, 7 of 39 awards, 17.9%) as compared with the first 17 yrs (1990–2006, 10 of 46 awards, 21.7%). Furthermore, compared with their proportional membership within the specialty, women physicians were underrepresented for the entire 27-yr history of the AAP awards (1990–2016, 17 of 85 awards, 20%). According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the proportion of full-time female physical medicine and rehabilitation faculty members was 38% in 1992 and 41% in 2013. Conclusions: Women physicians have been underrepresented by the AAP in recognition awards. Although the reasons are not clear, these findings should be further investigated.
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    SSRI and Motor Recovery in Stroke: Reestablishment of Inhibitory Neural Network Tonus
    (Frontiers Media S.A., 2017) Pinto, Camila B.; Saleh Velez, Faddi G.; Lopes, Fernanda; de Toledo Piza, Polyana V.; Dipietro, Laura; Wang, Qing M.; Mazwi, Nicole; Camargo, Erica; Black-Schaffer, Randie; Fregni, Felipe
    Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are currently widely used in the field of the neuromodulation not only because of their anti-depressive effects but also due to their ability to promote plasticity and enhance motor recovery in patients with stroke. Recent studies showed that fluoxetine promotes motor recovery after stroke through its effects on the serotonergic system enhancing motor outputs and facilitating long term potentiation, key factors in motor neural plasticity. However, little is known in regards of the exact mechanisms underlying these effects and several aspects of it remain poorly understood. In this manuscript, we discuss evidence supporting the hypothesis that SSRIs, and in particular fluoxetine, modulate inhibitory pathways, and that this modulation enhances reorganization and reestablishment of excitatory-inhibitory control; these effects play a key role in learning induced plasticity in neural circuits involved in the promotion of motor recovery after stroke. This discussion aims to provide important insights and rationale for the development of novel strategies for stroke motor rehabilitation.