ArticleMedicine2020
Efficacy and safety of scalp acupuncture in improving neurological dysfunction after ischemic stroke: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Acupuncture treatment of vascular cognitive impairment through peripheral nerve stimulation pathway: a scoping review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Mobilizing endogenous neuroprotection: the mechanism of the protective effect of acupuncture on the brain after stroke.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Scalp acupuncture and computer assisted cognitive rehabilitation for stroke: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Efficacy of acupuncture for cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Integrative medicine research · 2023Review
- Neural control of cerebral blood flow: scientific basis of scalp acupuncture in treating brain diseases.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Clinical study on tri-tongue acupuncture combined with low-frequency electrical stimulation for treating post-stroke dysarthria.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundScalp acupuncture is remarkable in improving neurological dysfunction of ischemic stroke patients. This study aims to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of scalp acupuncture in improving neurological dysfunction of ischemic stroke patients.
methodsRandomized controlled trials of scalp acupuncture against ischemic stroke patients will be searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, the Chongqing VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, Chinese Biological and Medical database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang database from inception to July, 2020. Two researchers will perform data extraction and risk of bias assessment independently. Statistical analysis will be conducted in RevMan 5.3.
resultsThis study will summarize the present evidence by exploring the efficacy and safety of scalp acupuncture in improving neurological dysfunction in ischemic stroke patients.
conclusionsThe findings of the study will help to determine potential benefits of scalp acupuncture against ischemic stroke at different stage. OSF REGISTRATION NUMBER: DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/T26P8.
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