Exploring the Effects of Action Observation Therapy on Swallowing Disorders in Stroke: A Functional Connectivity–Based fMRI Study

• Published in: Journal of neural transplantation & plasticity Vol. 2025; no. 1; p. 8176431
• Main Authors: Chen, Xuting, Sun, Xiaolin, Shen, Fang, Wang, Zhongli, Zhu, Meihong, Fu, Jianming, Yao, Yunhai, Wang, Jie, Tao, Linhua, Ma, Lianjie, Zeng, Ming, Gu, Xudong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2025; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Brain; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - physiopathology; Care and treatment; Clinical medicine; Deglutition disorders; Deglutition Disorders - diagnostic imaging; Deglutition Disorders - etiology; Deglutition Disorders - physiopathology; Deglutition Disorders - rehabilitation; Female; Humans; Information management; Ischemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medical research; Middle Aged; Patients; Rehabilitation; Somatotropin; Stroke; Stroke - complications; Stroke - diagnostic imaging; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke Rehabilitation - methods; Swallowing; Washington, D.C; resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging; regional homogeneity (ReHo); action observation therapy; degree centrality (DC); dysphagia; functional connectivity (FC); stroke

Objective: This study aims to investigate the impact of action observation therapy (AOT) on swallowing disorders following a stroke. Utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology, the study will examine adjustments in brain activity and functional connectivity (FC), providing nov...