ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
The Therapeutic Effect of Electroacupuncture Therapy for Ischemic Stroke.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rehabilitation of Post-Stroke Swallowing Dysfunction with Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation RTMS Based on Tomographic Images.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Pooled it
- Electroacupuncture for the Prevention of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Among Older Adults Undergoing Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness on post-stroke hemiplegia in patients: electroacupuncture plus cycling electroacupuncture alone.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Trial
- Electroacupuncture improves upper-limb motor function and modulates sensorimotor network connectivity in subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurologyTrial
- Perceptions of Integrated Medical Service Among Stroke Patients in South Korea: Self-Reported Web-Based Survey Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Electroacupuncture Inhibits Ferroptosis by Modulating Iron Metabolism and Oxidative Stress to Alleviate Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture Ameliorates Neuronal Damage and Neurological Deficits after Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Restoring Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture for Pain Therapy: A Bibliometric Analysis and Content Review Update for 1 Decade (2013-2022).Medical acupuncture · 2024Review
- Electroacupuncture protects against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury through mitochondrial dynamics.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Pyramidal and parvalbumin neurons modulate the process of electroacupuncture stimulation for stroke rehabilitation.iScience · 2024Article
- Clinical study on the efficacy of postural control combined with electroacupuncture in treating dysphagia after stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Electroacupuncture inhibits the expression of HMGB1/RAGE and alleviates injury to the primary motor cortex in rats with cerebral ischemia.Translational neuroscience · 2023Article
- Electroacupuncture Alters BCI-Based Brain Network in Stroke Patients.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- Elucidating the mechanisms of post-stroke motor recovery mediated by electroacupuncture using diffusion tensor tractography.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Electroacupuncture Reduces Cerebral Hemorrhage Injury in Rats by Improving Cerebral Iron Metabolism.Mediators of inflammation · 2022Article
- Electroacupuncture Preconditioning Reduces Oxidative Stress in the Acute Phase of Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion in Rats by Regulating Iron Metabolism Pathways.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Electroacupuncture Ameliorates Cerebral Ischemic Injury by Inhibiting Ferroptosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Scalp Acupuncture and Treadmill Training Inhibits Neuronal Apoptosis through Activating cIAP1 in Cerebral Ischemia Rats.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
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Abstract
Electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation is a supplementary therapy and commonly applied in treatment of ischemic stroke in clinic. Stroke is an important cause of long-term disability in individuals in both developing and developed countries. In our review, we show the application of EA stimulation for apoplectic pain, limbs spasticity, blood flow interruption, depression, swallowing dysfunction, aphasia, urinary incontinence, cognition and memory impairment, and constipation following stroke in patients and the related mechanisms in animals. The effectiveness of EA involves with acupoints, intensity, intervals, and duration of intervention for treatment of stroke. The combination of EA and common rehabilitation treatment may exert better effect compared with EA alone. In summary, EA might provide a potential treatment strategy for treating apoplectic patients in clinic.
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