Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for post-stroke recovery: A single center experience of patient satisfaction and outcomes
Roy JM, Musmar B, Ritz C, Sizdahkhani S, Karadimas S, Papadopoulos E, Patel S, Wu C, Jabbour P, Rosenwasser RH, et al.
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery · 2025
Key finding
In a single-centre real-world cohort, paired VNS with intensive rehabilitation yielded an 8.9-point mean FMA-UE improvement and high patient-reported quality-of-life benefit after ischaemic stroke.
- Condition
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 18
Cite this study
Roy, J. M., Musmar, B., Ritz, C., Sizdahkhani, S., Karadimas, S., Papadopoulos, E., Patel, S., Wu, C., Jabbour, P., Rosenwasser, R. H., Tjoumakaris, S. I., & Gooch, M. R. (2025). Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for post-stroke recovery: A single center experience of patient satisfaction and outcomes. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 257, 109043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2025.109043
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