ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Scalp Acupuncture Enhances the Functional Connectivity of Visual and Cognitive-Motor Function Network of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Immediate and long-term brain activation of acupuncture on ischemic stroke patients: an ALE meta-analysis of fMRI studies.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- The dose-effect relationship of acupuncture on limb dysfunction after acute stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review: enhancing stroke recovery through complementary interventions-Clinical outcomes and neural activity insights.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
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- Neuroimaging studies of acupuncture on Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Combinations of scalp acupuncture location for the treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis: A systematic review andFrontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Revealing the Neuroimaging Mechanism of Acupuncture for Poststroke Aphasia: A Systematic Review.Neural plasticity · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of robot-assisted gait training combined with electroacupuncture on lower limb motor function and brain network characteristics in stroke: an EEG study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- A neural regulation mechanism of head electroacupuncture on brain network of patients with stroke related sleep disorders.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2024Trial
- Content Analysis of Assessment Tools Used in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review with Linkage to the International Classification of Functioning.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Neural mechanisms of acupuncture in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a protocol for an fMRI-based systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Neural control of cerebral blood flow: scientific basis of scalp acupuncture in treating brain diseases.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Influence of Acupuncture and Other Clinical Factors on the Recovery of Limb Motor Function in Patients After Stroke: A Retrospective Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Experience-dependent associations between distinct subtypes of childhood trauma and brain function and architecture.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- The impact of acupuncture on neuroplasticity after ischemic stroke: a literature review and perspectives.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Review
- Altered Effective Connectivity of the Primary Motor Cortex in Transient Ischemic Attack.Neural plasticity · 2022Article
- Electroacupuncture Promotes the Survival of the Grafted Human MGE Neural Progenitors in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia by Promoting Angiogenesis and Inhibiting Inflammation.Neural plasticity · 2021Article
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Abstract
designA parallel-group randomized controlled trial.
resultsThe difference in the NIHSS score between the two groups of patients before and after treatment was statistically significant (tNIHSS = 2.225; PNIHSS = 0.038), indicating that TG had a better effect. Centered to the seed region of the left supplementary motor area (SMA) (-5.32, 4.85, 61.38), FC increased at the left middle cerebellar peduncle, left cerebellum posterior lobe (uvula and declive), vermis, fusiform gyrus, lingual gyrus, inferior occipital gyrus, calcarine, cuneus, precuneus, BA7, BA18 and BA19, etc. Centered to the seed region of the left parahippocampal gyrus (PG) (-21.17, -15.95, -20.70), FC increased at the left precuneus, inside-paracingulate, inferior parietal gyrus, paracentral lobule, BA5, BA6, BA7, and BA40, right median cingulate, precuneus, BA19, BA23, and BA31, etc.
conclusionsIt is indicated that ISSA can regulate the brain functional connection in patients with middle cerebral artery acute infarction in the dominant hemisphere and specifically strengthen the connections between visual, cognitive, motor control, and planning-related brain regions, which may be related to the recovery of movement in the mechanism. This trial is registered with ChiCTR-IOR-15007672.
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