Acupuncture Modulates Disrupted Whole-Brain Network after Ischemic Stroke: Evidence Based on Graph Theory Analysis.

Conclusion: The poststroke whole-brain network tended to a random network with reduced network efficiency. Acupuncture was able to modulate the disrupted patterns of the whole-brain network following the subcortical ischemic stroke. Our findings shed light on the potential mechanisms of the functional reorganization on poststroke brain networks involving acupuncture intervention from a large-scale perspective.
PMID: 32922447 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Neural Plasticity - September 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Han X, Jin H, Li K, Ning Y, Jiang L, Chen P, Liu H, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Tan Z, Cui F, Ren Y, Bai L, Zou Y Tags: Neural Plast Source Type: research