Mechanical digit sensory stimulation: a randomized control trial on neurological and motor recovery in acute stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mechanical digit sensory stimulation (MDSS) is a novel therapy designed to accelerate the recovery of upper limb (including hand) function in patients with hemiplegia following a stroke. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the effect of MDSS on patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Methods

Sixty-one inpatients with AIS were randomly divided into conventional rehabilitation group (RG) and stimulation group (SG), and the latter group received MDSS therapy. A healthy group consisting of 30 healthy adults was also included. The interleukin-17A (IL-17A), vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plasma levels were measured in all subjects. The neurological and motor functions of patients were evaluated usi

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242038 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature