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ArticleJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2024

Functional Recovery and Regenerative Effects of Direct Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Treatment of Post-COVID-19 Guillain-Barré and Acute Transverse Myelitis Overlap Syndrome: A Clinical Case.

Mustafa Al-Zamil, Natalia G Kulikova, Inessa A Minenko, Numman Mansur, Denis M Zalozhnev, Marat B Uzdenov, Alina A Dzhanibekova, Alikhan A Gochiyayev, Natalia A Shnayder

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Article in Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mustafa Al-ZamilDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Continuing Medical Education, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-3643-982X
Natalia G KulikovaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Continuing Medical Education, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia.
Inessa A MinenkoDepartment of Restorative Medicine and Neurorehabilitation, Medical Dental Institute, 127253 Moscow, Russia.
Numman MansurDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Continuing Medical Education, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia.
Denis M ZalozhnevDepartment of Restorative Medicine and Neurorehabilitation, Medical Dental Institute, 127253 Moscow, Russia.
Marat B UzdenovMedical Institute, North Caucasian State Academy, 369001 Cherkessk, Russia.
Alina A DzhanibekovaMedical Institute, North Caucasian State Academy, 369001 Cherkessk, Russia.ORCID 0009-0003-7911-7892
Alikhan A GochiyayevMedical Institute, North Caucasian State Academy, 369001 Cherkessk, Russia.
Natalia A ShnayderInstitute of Personalized Psychiatry and Neurology, V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology, 192019 Saint Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-2840-837X
North Caucasian State Academy · RUPeoples' Friendship University of Russia · RUSechenov University · RUSt.Petersburg V.M.Bekhterev Psychoneurological Research Institute · RU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has proven effective in treating pain in many experimental and clinical studies. In addition to the analgesic effect, direct TENS of peripheral nerves had anti-inflammatory and regenerative effects in the treatment of distal polyneuropathy and spinal cord injury. This work demonstrates the experience of using direct TENS in the treatment of a 52-year-old patient with post-COVID-19 Guillain-Barré (GBS) and acute transverse myelitis (ATM) overlap syndrome. Direct TENS of peripheral nerves showed high efficiency in enhancing the therapeutic effect of combined plasma exchange and pharmacotherapy by 89.5% with a significant reduction in neuropathic pain, motor and sensory deficits, bladder and bowel disorders and regression of neurophysiological changes. We suggest that direct TENS of peripheral nerves can be a promising option for combined therapy of GBS and ATM overlap syndrome and other diseases with the simultaneous development of distal polyneuropathy and spinal cord injury. Further trial studies are required.

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acute transverse myelitisautoimmune demyelinationCOVID-19Guillain–Barré syndromespinal cord injuriesTENStranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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