Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on post-stroke dysphagia
Wang Y, He Y, Jiang L, Chen X, Zou F, Yin Y, Li J, Li C, Zhang G, Ma J, et al.
Journal of Neurology · 2023
Key finding
After treatment, ta-VNS group statistically and clinically had larger change of MASA, FCM, and RAS scores compared with control group (P < 0.05) and this improvement continued at least 4 weeks after the end of treatment.
- Condition
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Wang, Y., He, Y., Jiang, L., Chen, X., Zou, F., Yin, Y., Li, J., Li, C., Zhang, G., Ma, J., & Niu, L. (2023). Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on post-stroke dysphagia. Journal of Neurology, 270(2), 995-1003. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-022-11465-5
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