ReviewJournal of stroke2020
Rewiring the Lesioned Brain: Electrical Stimulation for Post-Stroke Motor Restoration.
Review in Journal of stroke, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.
- Enhancing functional motor outcomes in chronic stroke: A systematic review of the growing role of non-invasive brain stimulation.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of home-based neurostimulation on outcomes after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024Pooled it
- Research trends and hotspots of post-stroke upper limb dysfunction: a bibliometric and visualization analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Can Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Facilitate Post-stroke Cognitive Rehabilitation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with gait-oriented motor training on disability, quality of life, and motor function in individuals with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Trial
- Effects of high-definition tDCS targeting individual motor hotspot with EMG-driven robotic hand training on upper extremity motor function: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Does rTMS Targeting Contralesional S1 Enhance Upper Limb Somatosensory Function in Chronic Stroke? A Proof-of-Principle Study.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2021Trial
- Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Masseter Muscle Thickness and Maximal Bite Force Among Healthy Community-Dwelling Persons Aged 65 Years and Older: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
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- Fatigue in Parkinson's disease and management with NIBS.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Review
- Electrical or magnetic nerve stimulation enhance the BoNT/A-mediated muscle paralysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Differential cortical responses to neuromuscular electrical vs. peripheral magnetic stimulation: a multimodal TMS-fNIRS study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Active Rehabilitation Technologies for Post-Stroke Patients.Biosensors · 2025Review
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- Early intervention with electrical stimulation reduces neural damage after stroke in non-human primates.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Delayed muscle fatigue during electrical stimulation of the proximal nerve using asymmetric random high-frequency carrier pulse cluster.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Rewiring the Spine-Cutting-Edge Stem Cell Therapies for Spinal Cord Repair.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Closed-loop rehabilitation of upper-limb dyskinesia after stroke: from natural motion to neuronal microfluidics.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Review
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Abstract
Electrical stimulation has been extensively applied in post-stroke motor restoration, but its treatment mechanisms are not fully understood. Stimulation of neuromotor control system at multiple levels manipulates the corresponding neuronal circuits and results in neuroplasticity changes of stroke survivors. This rewires the lesioned brain and advances functional improvement. This review addresses the therapeutic mechanisms of different stimulation modalities, such as noninvasive brain stimulation, peripheral electrical stimulation, and other emerging techniques. The existing applications, the latest progress, and future directions are discussed. The use of electrical stimulation to facilitate post-stroke motor recovery presents great opportunities in terms of targeted intervention and easy applicability. Further technical improvements and clinical studies are required to reveal the neuromodulatory mechanisms and to enhance rehabilitation therapy efficiency in stroke survivors and people with other movement disorders.
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