ArticleNeuroreport2014
Acupuncture-induced changes in functional connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex varied with pathological stages of Bell's palsy.
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- Clinical efficacy observation and safety evaluation of acupuncture for intractable facial paralysis: a single-blinded randomized controlled pilot trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Application and underlying mechanism of acupuncture for the nerve repair after peripheral nerve injury: remodeling of nerve system.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2023Review
- Identifying Modulated Functional Connectivity in Corresponding Cerebral Networks in Facial Nerve Lesions Patients With Facial Asymmetry.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Progress of Acupuncture Therapy in Diseases Based on Magnetic Resonance Image Studies: A Literature Review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Review
- Antipruritic effects of electroacupuncture on morphine-induced pruritus model mice through the TLR2/4-MyD88-NF-κB pathway.Neuroreport · 2019Article
- Differences in functional brain alterations driven by right or left facial nerve efferent dysfunction: Evidence from early Bell's palsy.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2019Article
- Longitudinal Changes in Functional Connectivity of the Caudate Is Associated With Recovery From Bell's Palsy.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2019Article
- Altered Brain Fraction Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuation at Resting State in Patients With Early Left and Right Bell's Palsy: Do They Have Differences?Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Article
- Sensorimotor Cortical Neuroplasticity in the Early Stage of Bell's Palsy.Neural plasticity · 2017Article
- Disrupted functional connectivity of striatal sub-regions in Bell's palsy patients.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2017Article
- Functional Connectivity Modulation by Acupuncture in Patients with Bell's Palsy.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Article
- Cortical Reorganization in Patients Recovered from Bell's Palsy: An Orofacial and Finger Movements Task-State fMRI Study.Neural plasticity · 2016Article
- The Status of the Quality Control in Acupuncture-Neuroimaging Studies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Review
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Abstract
Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. In China, Bell's palsy is frequently treated with acupuncture. However, its efficacy and underlying mechanism are still controversial. In this study, we used functional MRI to investigate the effect of acupuncture on the functional connectivity of the brain in Bell's palsy patients and healthy individuals. The patients were further grouped according to disease duration and facial motor performance. The results of resting-state functional MRI connectivity show that acupuncture induces significant connectivity changes in the primary somatosensory region of both early and late recovery groups, but no significant changes in either the healthy control group or the recovered group. In the recovery group, the changes also varied with regions and disease duration. Therefore, we propose that the effect of acupuncture stimulation may depend on the functional connectivity status of patients with Bell's palsy.
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