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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

Rehabilitation of Peripheral Neuropathies: From Lexical Analysis of the Literature to Identification of Clinical Protocols.

Daniele Coraci, Marcello Romano, Lisa Ragazzo, Domenico Antonio Restivo, Martina Cipriani, Federica Gottardello, Martina Pizzolato, Maria Chiara Maccarone, Stefano Masiero

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Daniele CoraciDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7019-9006
Marcello RomanoNeurology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello, 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7991-6182
Lisa RagazzoDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Domenico Antonio RestivoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Piazza Pugliatti, 1, 98122 Messina, Italy.
Martina CiprianiDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Federica GottardelloDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Martina PizzolatoDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Maria Chiara MaccaronePhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation School, University of Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2793-1334
Stefano MasieroDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0361-4898

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral nervous system diseases are a complex and heterogenous group of diseases affecting the different nerves with various severity and impact on quality of life. The current literature does not provide a structured guide for the rehabilitation of these conditions. We performed a lexical literature evaluation based on graph theory to clarify this topic. We performed a search on PubMed and calculated the frequencies of the words indicating rehabilitation approaches, nerves, and diseases. We found the usefulness of exercises and different physical agents, like laser and ultrasound therapy and neuromuscular stimulation vibration therapy. Orthoses are useful for entrapment, trauma, and hereditary diseases. Correct knowledge and assessment of the neuropathies are fundamental for the therapeutic decision and to guide rehabilitation. Despite the usefulness shown by the different approaches to modulating pain, improving muscle strength and endurance, and ameliorating balance and the sensory system, further studies are needed to define the best-personalized protocols.

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graph-theoryneuropathiesperipheral nerverehabilitation

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PMID37762819
PMCPMC10531665

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