Scientists: Steven C. Cramer, M.D.

Research Focus

Working to understand: stroke, spinal cord injury, and a host of other forms of CNS injury.

Scientific Focus: Mapping and treating neurorecovery in humans

Selected/Recent Publications

Publications Listed on PubMed

Cramer SC, Sur M, Dobkin BH, O'Brien C, Sanger TD, Trojanowski JQ, Rumsey JM, Hicks R, Cameron J, Chen D, Chen WG, Cohen LG, Decharms C, Duffy CJ, Eden GF, Fetz EE, Filart R, Freund M, Grant SJ, Haber S, Kalivas PW, Kolb B, Kramer AF, Lynch M, Mayberg HS, McQuillen PS, Nitkin R, Pascual-Leone A, Reuter-Lorenz P, Schiff N, Sharma A, Shekim L, Stryker M, Sullivan EV, Vinogradov S.
Harnessing neuroplasticity for clinical applications. Brain. 2011 Jun;134(Pt 6):1591-609. Epub 2011 Apr 10.

Pearson-Fuhrhop KM, Cramer SC.
Genetic influences on neural plasticity. PM R. 2010 Dec;2(12 Suppl 2):S227-40. Review.

Riley JD, Le V, Der-Yeghiaian L, See J, Newton JM, Ward NS, Cramer SC.
Anatomy of stroke injury predicts gains from therapy. Stroke. 2011 Feb;42(2):421-6. Epub 2010 Dec 16.

Cramer SC. Brain repair after stroke. N Engl J Med. 2010 May 13;362(19):1827-9.

Cramer SC, Fitzpatrick C, Warren M, Hill MD, Brown D, Whitaker L, Ryckborst KJ, Plon L.
The beta-hCG+erythropoietin in acute stroke (BETAS) study: a 3-center, single-dose, open-label, noncontrolled, phase IIa safety trial. Stroke. 2010 May;41(5):927-31.

McHughen SA, Rodriguez PF, Kleim JA, Kleim ED, Crespo LM, Procaccio V, Cramer SC.
BDNF val66met polymorphism influences motor system function in the human brain. Cereb Cortex. 2010 May;20(5):1254-62.

Cramer SC, Dobkin BH, Noser EA, Rodriguez RW, Enney LA.
Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of ropinirole in chronic stroke. Stroke. 2009 Sep;40(9):3034-8.

Takahashi CD, Der-Yeghiaian L, Le V, Motiwala RR, Cramer SC. Robot-based hand motor therapy after stroke. Brain 2008; 131:425-437.

Cramer SC. Repairing the human brain after stroke. I. Mechanisms of spontaneous recovery. Ann Neurol 2008; 63:272-287.