Effect and Safety of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Recovery of Upper Limb Motor Function in Subacute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study
Wu D, Ma J, Zhang L, Wang S, Tan B, Jia G
Neural Plasticity · 2020
Key finding
A randomised pilot found taVNS added to conventional rehabilitation benefited upper-limb motor recovery in subacute ischaemic stroke without notable adverse effects.
- Condition
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 21
Cite this study
Wu, D., Ma, J., Zhang, L., Wang, S., Tan, B., & Jia, G. (2020). Effect and Safety of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Recovery of Upper Limb Motor Function in Subacute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study. Neural Plasticity, 2020, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8841752
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