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ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2014

The effect of early neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy in acute/subacute ischemic stroke patients with Dysphagia.

Kyeong Woo Lee, Sang Beom Kim, Jong Hwa Lee, Sook Joung Lee, Jae Won Ri, Jin Gee Park

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Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Swallowing therapy for dysphagia in acute and subacute stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2023
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  20. Transcutaneous Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (TENS) Along with Traditional Dysphagia Therapy in Patients with Posterior Stroke: A Case Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kyeong Woo LeeDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan; Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Sang Beom KimDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan; Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Jong Hwa LeeDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan; Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Sook Joung LeeDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan; Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Jae Won RiDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan; Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Jin Gee ParkDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan; Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Dong-A University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the outcome of an early application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) combined with traditional dysphagia therapy (TDT) versus traditional dysphagia therapy only in acute/subacute ischemic stroke patients with moderate to severe dysphagia by videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS).

methodsFifty-seven dysphagic stroke patients were enrolled in a VFSS within 10 days after stroke onset. Patients were randomly assigned into two treatment groups. Thirty-one patients received NMES combined with TDT (NMES/TDT group) and 26 patients received TDT only (TDT group). Electrical stimulation with a maximal tolerable intensity was applied on both suprahyoid muscles for 30 minutes, 5 days per week during 3 weeks. The swallowing function was evaluated at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 weeks after baseline. Outcomes of the VFSS were assessed using the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS).

resultsThe mean ages were 63.5±11.4 years in the NMES/TDT group and 66.7±9.5 years in the TDT group. Both groups showed a significant improvement on the FOIS after treatment. The FOIS score was significantly more improved at 3 and 6 weeks after baseline in the NMES/TDT group than in the TDT group (p<0.05).

conclusionAn early application of NMES combined with TDT showed a positive effect in acute/subacute ischemic stroke patients with dysphagia. These results indicated that the early application of NMES could be used as a supplementary treatment of TDT to help rehabilitate acute/subacute dysphagic stroke patients by improving their swallowing coordination.

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Acute strokeDysphagiaNeuromuscular electrical stimulation

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PMCPMC4026600
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