Hemodynamic signal changes during volitional swallowing in dysphagia patients with different unilateral hemispheric stroke and brainstem stroke: A near-infrared spectroscopy study.

Background And Objectives: Strokes will result in decreased in cortical excitability and changed in the balance between the affected and unaffected hemispheres. Previous studies have focused on cortical changes in healthy subjects during swallowing, while they remain unknown in patients with stroke at different locations. Thus, the purpose of this study was to research cortical activation patterns of swallowing in patients with dysphagia and healthy subjects by the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Effects of bilateral cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in poststroke dysphagia: A randomized sham-controlled trial.

Background: Although increasing evidence indicates that cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may be beneficial in the treatment of dysphagia, its clinical efficacy is still uncertain.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of high-frequency cerebellar rTMS on poststroke dysphagia.

Methods: This was a randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind trial.

Hemodynamic signal changes and swallowing improvement of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on stroke patients with dysphagia: A randomized controlled study.

Objective: Our study aims to measure the cortical correlates of swallowing execution in patients with dysphagia after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) therapy using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and observe the change of pattern of brain activation in stroke patients with dysphagia after rTMS intervention. In addition, we tried to analyze the effect of rTMS on brain activation in dysphagia patients with different lesion sides. This study also concentrated on the effect of stimulating the affected mylohyoid cortical region by 5 Hz rTMS, providing clinical evidence for rTMS therapy of dysphagia in stroke patients.

Bilateral Cerebellar Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Combined With Swallowing Speech Therapy for Dysphagia After Stroke: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled, Clinical Trial.

Background: Previous studies have found that high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the cerebellar hemisphere could improve swallowing function, but whether intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS), which has similar excitatory effect and higher efficiency, can also improve swallowing function for dysphagia after stroke remains unclear.

Objective: This trial aimed to explore the efficacy and safety of bilateral cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation with iTBS for dysphagia after stroke.

Methods: Seventy patients with dysphagia after stroke were divided into 2 treatment groups: true bilateral cerebellar iTBS and sham bilateral cerebellar iTBS.

The Application of Brain-Computer Interface in Upper Limb Dysfunction After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness and safety of the Brain-computer interface (BCI) in treatment of upper limb dysfunction after stroke.

Methods: English and Chinese electronic databases were searched up to July 2021. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were eligible.

The Effectiveness of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Post-stroke Dysphagia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the mylohyoid cortical region has positive clinical effects on post-stroke. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy of rTMS for patients with post-stroke dysphagia.

Methods: According to PRISMA guidelines, we searched the databases of MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wangfang.

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at Different Sites for Dysphagia After Stroke: A Randomized, Observer-Blind Clinical Trial.

The clinical efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) protocols on patients with poststroke dysphagia is still unclear. This trial aimed to explore and analyze the effectiveness of 5 Hz rTMS on the unaffected hemisphere, affected hemisphere, and cerebellum in stroke patients with dysphagia. This observer-blind and randomized controlled trial included a total of 147 patients with stroke.

The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Dysphagia after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: This study reviewed and evaluated existing evidence of the efficacy of acupuncture as a clinical treatment for dysphagia after stroke.

Methods: Five English and four Chinese databases were searched from inception to March 2020. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) incorporating acupuncture or acupuncture combined with other interventions for the treatment of dysphagia after stroke were enrolled.