Acupuncture stimulation for motor cortex activities: a 3T fMRI study

SS Jeun, JS Kim, BS Kim, SD Park, EC Lim… - The American journal …, 2005 - World Scientific
The acupoint, GB34, located in the back of the knee, is known to be effective in recovering
motor function after a stroke. This study uses a functional magnetic resonance imaging …

FMRI connectivity analysis of acupuncture effects on the whole brain network in mild cognitive impairment patients

Y Feng, L Bai, Y Ren, S Chen, H Wang… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2012 - Elsevier
The increased risk for the elderly with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to progress to
Alzheimer's disease makes it an appropriate condition for investigation. While the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of auricular acupuncture on neuroplasticity of stroke patients with motor dysfunction: a fNIRS study

J Zhang, W Huang, Z Chen, H Jiang, M Su, C Wang - Neuroscience Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Cerebral Stroke is an acute cerebrovascular disease, a disease of brain tissue damage
caused by the sudden rupture or blockage of blood vessels in the brain that prevents blood …

Correlated change in upper limb function and motor cortex activation after verum and sham acupuncture in patients with chronic stroke

JD Schaechter, BD Connell, WB Stason… - The journal of …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Background: Acupuncture may improve motor function in patients with chronic hemiparetic
stroke, yet the neural mechanisms underlying such an effect are unknown. As part of a sham …

Scalp Acupuncture Enhances the Functional Connectivity of Visual and Cognitive‐Motor Function Network of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

H Liu, L Chen, G Zhang, Y Jiang, S Qu… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Object. To explore the specific effect of the international standard scalp acupuncture (ISSA)
on patients with brain dysfunction after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) based on resting‐state …

Elucidating the mechanisms of post-stroke motor recovery mediated by electroacupuncture using diffusion tensor tractography

MS Kim, BS Moon, J Ahn, S Shim, JM Yun… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acupuncture has been commonly used for post-stroke patients, and electroacupuncture
allows simultaneous application of acupuncture and electrical stimulation. We aimed to …

The effect of acupuncture on the motor function and white matter microstructure in ischemic stroke patients

Y Li, Y Wang, H Zhang, P Wu… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence shows that ischemic stroke can induce brain structural reorganization.
Acupuncture is advised as an adjunct to mainstream rehabilitation after stroke. However, the …

Lateralisation of cerebral response to active acupuncture in patients with unilateral ischaemic stroke: an fMRI study

Y Huang, JQ Chen, XS Lai, CZ Tang… - Acupuncture in …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Acupuncture is beneficial in treating stroke neuropsychiatric symptoms. The
present study aimed to identify functional brain response to active acupuncture in patients …

Electroacupuncture promotes motor function and functional connectivity in rats with ischemic stroke: an animal resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging …

Z Li, M Yang, Y Lin, S Liang, W Liu… - Acupuncture in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background To evaluate whether electroacupuncture (EA) treatment at LI11 and ST36 could
reduce motor impairments and enhance brain functional recovery in a rat model of ischemic …

Modulatory effect of acupuncture at Waiguan (TE5) on the functional connectivity of the central nervous system of patients with ischemic stroke in the left basal ganglia

J Chen, J Wang, Y Huang, X Lai, C Tang, J Yang, J Wu… - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective To study the influence of acupuncture at Waiguan (TE5) on the functional
connectivity of the central nervous system of patients with ischemic stroke. Methods Twenty …