Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Upper-Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: One-Year Follow-up
Dawson J, Engineer ND, Prudente CN, Pierce D, Francisco G, Yozbatiran N, Tarver WB, Casavant R, Kline DK, Cramer SC, et al.
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair · 2020
Key finding
At one-year follow-up, FMA-UE scores had increased by 9.2 points from baseline in the active VNS group, demonstrating durable long-term improvements with good treatment adherence.
- Condition
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 17
Cite this study
Dawson, J., Engineer, N. D., Prudente, C. N., Pierce, D., Francisco, G., Yozbatiran, N., Tarver, W. B., Casavant, R., Kline, D. K., Cramer, S. C., Van de Winckel, A., & Kimberley, T. J. (2020). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Upper-Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: One-Year Follow-up. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34(7), 609-615. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968320924361
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