Clinical study on swallowing function of brainstem stroke by tDCS.
Neurol Sci
; 43(1): 477-484, 2022 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-33974170
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with conventional comprehensive rehabilitation on dysphagia after brainstem stroke. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Forty 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.RESULTS:
After 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).CONCLUSIONS:
tDCS therapy combined with routine training can improve the swallowing function and nutritional status of patients, and reduce infection.Palavras-chave
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Pesquisa_clinica
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Deglutição
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
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Infartos do Tronco Encefálico
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Estimulação Transcraniana por Corrente Contínua
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Reabilitação do Acidente Vascular Cerebral
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article