The Effect of Swallowing Action Observation Therapy on Resting fMRI in Stroke Patients with Dysphagia

• Published in: Journal of neural transplantation & plasticity Vol. 2023; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Zeng, Ming, Wang, Zhongli, Chen, Xuting, Shi, Meifang, Zhu, Meihong, Ma, Jingmei, Yao, Yunhai, Cui, Yao, Wu, Hua, Shen, Jie, Xie, Lingfu, Fu, Jianming, Gu, Xudong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Hindawi 21.04.2023; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Brain research; Care and treatment; Chi-square test; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Deglutition Disorders - diagnostic imaging; Deglutition Disorders - etiology; Dysphagia; Food; Gender; Humans; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Motor Cortex; Political dissent; Rehabilitation; Risk assessment; Somatotropin; Stroke; Stroke - complications; Stroke - diagnostic imaging; Stroke - therapy; Swallowing; Tongue; China

Objective. Many stroke victims have severe swallowing problems. Previous neuroimaging studies have found that several brain regions scattered in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes, such as Brodmann’s areas (BA) 6, 21, and 40, are associated with swallowing function. This study sought to inves...