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Transcranial ultrasound with electrical stimulation of the cerebello-parietal nucleus on cerebral blood flow and limb function in patients with stroke

verfasst von: Jing Liu, Lu-Yi Wang, Zi-Bo Liu, Hong-Ling Li, Yu-Yan Chen, Xiao-Kai Yuan, Lin Chi

Erschienen in: Neurological Sciences | Ausgabe 1/2025

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Abstract

Objective

To investigate the efficacy of transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) combined with Fastigial nucleus stimulation (FNS) on cerebral blood flow and limb function in patients in the acute phase of ischemic stroke.

Methods

A total of 90 patients in the acute phase of ischemic stroke were randomly divided into an FNS, TUS, and TUS + FNS group (30 patients each), and all patients also received conventional treatment. The FNS group was treated with FNS alone. The TUS group was treated with TUS alone. The TUS + FNS group was treated with both TUS and FNS. The three groups were treated once a day for 6 days a week.

Results

The simplified Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and Barthel index scores (BI), and the peak systolic blood flow velocity (Vs) and the mean blood flow velocity (Vm) of the anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery, and posterior cerebral artery, were significantly higher in all three groups compared with before treatment (P < 0.05). The scores for the TUS group were higher than for the FNS group (P < 0.05), and the scores of the TUS + FNS group were higher than the TUS and FNS groups, respectively (P < 0.05). The total effective rate was 63.3%, 70.0%, and 90.0% in the FNS, TUS, and TUS + FNS groups, respectively, and the difference between the three groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05).

Conclusion

The FNS and TUS treatments improved the function of and accelerated cerebral blood flow in patients with acute ischemic stroke to different degrees, and the combined use of both treatment types was overall more effective.

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Titel: Transcranial ultrasound with electrical stimulation of the cerebello-parietal nucleus on cerebral blood flow and limb function in patients with stroke
verfasst von: Jing Liu
Lu-Yi Wang
Zi-Bo Liu
Hong-Ling Li
Yu-Yan Chen
Xiao-Kai Yuan
Lin Chi
Publikationsdatum: 01.08.2024
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: Neurological Sciences / Ausgabe 1/2025
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-024-07704-4

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