Pauline Anderson February 10, 2025 04 Adding transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) after stroke offered no additional benefit in improving upper extremity function, new research revealed. After 2 weeks of treatment, tDCS at doses of up to 4 milliamps (mA) yielded similar results as sham stimulation when added to CIMT,...
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Time for New Guidance on Poststroke Depression, Anxiety?
Eve Bender December 31, 2024 199 Added to Email Alert Depression and anxiety are among the most common complications of stroke, affecting 1 in 3 and about 1 in 4 survivors, respectively. These disorders are associated with higher mortality rates, often obscuring the path to recovery. The American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) last published...
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Nerve stimulation plus intense rehab may improve arm and hand function after stroke
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCombining brain stimulation with intense physical rehabilitation helped stroke survivors recover movement in their arms and hands and maintain these improvements for one year, according to a study to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024. The meeting will be held in Phoenix, Feb. 7-9....
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Acupuncture tied to improvements in poststroke motor aphasia
by Lori Solomon Acupuncture may improve language function in patients with poststroke motor aphasia, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open. Boxuan Li, from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China, and colleagues investigated the effects of acupuncture on language function, neurological function, and...