Transcranial direct current stimulation for post-stroke dysphagia: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strokes may cause some swallowing difficulty or associated dysphagia in 25-80% of patients. This phenomenon has been linked to increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with dysphagia in post-stroke patients.

Methods

A systematic search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and MEDLINE was conducted. The articles must have to evaluate an intervention that included transcranial direct current stimulation; the sample had to consist exclusively of patients with post-stroke dysphagia; and the experimental design consisted of randomized controlled trial. Difference in mean differences and their 95% confidence interval were calculated as the between-group difference

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Garcia N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10712182 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature