Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Rehabilitation for Upper Limb Motor Impairment After Chronic Ischemic Stroke: Subgroup Analysis of the VNS-REHAB Trial
Dawson J, Engineer ND, Cramer SC, Wolf SL, Ali R, O’Dell MW, Pierce D, Prudente CN, Redgrave J, Feng W, et al.
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair · 2023
Key finding
VNS paired with rehabilitation showed consistent benefits across all patient subgroups, with treatment effects similar regardless of age, stroke duration, severity, or other demographic factors.
- Condition
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 108
Cite this study
Dawson, J., Engineer, N. D., Cramer, S. C., Wolf, S. L., Ali, R., O’Dell, M. W., Pierce, D., Prudente, C. N., Redgrave, J., Feng, W., Liu, C. Y., Francisco, G. E., Brown, B. L., Dixit, A., Alexander, J., DeMark, L., Krishna, V., Kautz, S. A., Majid, A., … Kimberley, T. J. (2023). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Rehabilitation for Upper Limb Motor Impairment After Chronic Ischemic Stroke: Subgroup Analysis of the VNS-REHAB Trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37(6), 367-373. https://doi.org/10.1177/15459683221129274
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