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Trial reportNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022

Clinical study on swallowing function of brainstem stroke by tDCS.

Huiwen Mao, Yi Lyu, Yan Li, Lin Gan, Jiawei Ni, Liang Liu, Zhengguang Xiao

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Trial report in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huiwen Mao *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1111 Xianxia Road, Shanghai, 200336, China.
Yi Lyu *Department of Anesthesiology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201100, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1111 Xianxia Road, Shanghai, 200336, China. tryykfk@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8482-6720
Lin GanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1111 Xianxia Road, Shanghai, 200336, China.
Jiawei NiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1111 Xianxia Road, Shanghai, 200336, China.
Liang LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1111 Xianxia Road, Shanghai, 200336, China.
Zhengguang XiaoDepartment of Medical Imaging, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1111 Xianxia Road, Shanghai, 200336, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNFudan University · CN

Funding

Shanghai Tongren Hospital Project TRYJ201607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with conventional comprehensive rehabilitation on dysphagia after brainstem stroke. MATERIALS AND

methodsForty brainstem stroke patients were randomly divided into tDCS group and conventional comprehensive treatment group, including 20 patients in each group. Both groups were given routine swallowing function training, and tDCS group added transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). The Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale (DOSS) and Functional Dysphagia Scale (FDS) were evaluated respectively before and after 8 weeks of continuous treatment with VFSS. The white blood cell (WBC), c-reactive protein, prealbumin (PAB), albumin (Alb), and hemoglobin (Hb) were also compared between the two groups before and after 8 weeks of continuous treatment.

resultsAfter 8 consecutive weeks of treatment, the score of DOSS scale and FDS scale in both groups was improved (P < 0.05), WBC and CRP were decreased (P < 0.05), and Alb and Hb were improved (P < 0.05), and PAB had no differences (P=0.474). The tDCS group was superior to conventional comprehensive group in improving the swallowing function and nutritional indexes (P < 0.05).

conclusionstDCS therapy combined with routine training can improve the swallowing function and nutritional status of patients, and reduce infection.

Indexed as

Brain Stem InfarctionsDeglutition DisordersStrokeStroke RehabilitationTranscranial Direct Current StimulationDeglutitionHumansTreatment OutcomeBrainstem strokeDysphagiaInfectionNutritionTranscranial direct current stimulation

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PMID33974170
PMCPMC8724175
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