Efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation on upper extremity motor function in patients with stroke: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Wei T, Ge X, Lu L, Li J, Xu P, Wu Q
NeuroRehabilitation · 2023
Key finding
Eight RCTs involving 266 patients were analyzed, of which five used direct VNS and three transcutaneous auricular VNS.
- Condition
- Safety
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 266
Cite this study
Wei, T., Ge, X., Lu, L., Li, J., Xu, P., & Wu, Q. (2023). Efficacy and safety of vagus nerve stimulation on upper extremity motor function in patients with stroke: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. NeuroRehabilitation, 53(3), 253-267. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-230106
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