Preventive Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation on Ischemic Stroke-Induced Constipation Mediated via the Autonomic Pathway.

CONCLUSION: Ischemic stroke patients are predisposed to autonomic function imbalance. TEA was effective in the prevention of stroke-induced constipation, and the effect was possibly mediated via the autonomic function.
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Source: Am J Physiol Gastroi... - May 10, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Liu Z, Ge Y, Xu F, Xu Y, Liu Y, Xia F, Lin L, Chen JD Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: research