Efficacy observation of combined transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation on gait in 169 subacute stroke patients
Wang L, Wang L, Wang Z, Zhao H, Wu J, Gao F, Tang H
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine · 2024
Key finding
In an RCT, combining taVNS with transcranial direct-current stimulation produced the greatest gains in lower-limb motor function, balance and gait after stroke versus control.
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- Condition
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
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Wang, L., Wang, L., Wang, Z., Zhao, H., Wu, J., Gao, F., & Tang, H. (2024). Efficacy observation of combined transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation on gait in 169 subacute stroke patients. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 56, jrm40348. https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v56.40348
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