Vagus nerve stimulation for upper limb motor impairment after ischemic stroke: A meta-analysis
Xie YL, Wang S, Wu Q, Chen X
Medicine · 2021
Key finding
Six studies consisting of 234 patients were included in the analysis.
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- Condition
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 234
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Xie, Y. L., Wang, S., Wu, Q., & Chen, X. (2021). Vagus nerve stimulation for upper limb motor impairment after ischemic stroke: A meta-analysis. Medicine, 100(46), e27871. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000027871
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