Deans' stroke musings: Adding transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to visual scanning training does not enhance treatment effect on hemispatial neglect: A randomized, controlled, double-blind study

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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Adding transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to visual scanning training does not enhance treatment effect on hemispatial neglect: A randomized, controlled, double-blind study

So this is a negative stroke protocol, it still needs to be written up and distributed worldwide.
http://search.naric.com/research/rehab/redesign_record.cfm?search=2&type=all&criteria=J77370&phrase=no&rec=135308&article_source=Rehab&international=0&international_language=&international_location=
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation , Volume 23(6) , Pgs. 377-383.

NARIC Accession Number: J77370. What's this?
ISSN: 1074-9357.
Author(s): Seniow, Joanna; Polanowska, Katarzyna; Lesniak, Marcin; Czlonkowska, Anna.
Publication Year: 2016.
Number of Pages: 7.
Abstract: Study examined the behavioral effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of the left hand during early neuropsychological rehabilitation of patients with post-stroke hemispatial neglect. Left-sided TENS increases right hemispheric activity, which may improve the rehabilitative outcome of hemispatial neglect. This randomized, controlled, double-blind study included 29 patients (enrolled in the experimental or control group) with left hemispatial neglect after right hemispheric stroke. For 3 weeks, patients received 15 therapeutic sessions involving TENS (active or sham) with a mesh glove applied on the entire left hand during the first 30 minutes of a 45-minute conventional visual scanning training (VST). Signs of hemispatial neglect were assessed using a psychometric test before and after treatment. Univariate analysis of covariance revealed that differences between the control and experimental groups were not significant after treatment when adjusted for pre-treatment scores and time since stroke onset. This suggested that electrical stimulation failed to mitigate the severity of hemispatial neglect symptoms. This study did not provide evidence of the effectiveness of TENS when added to VST during early rehabilitation for patients with post-stroke hemispatial neglect. Other techniques (applied alone or together) should be sought to improve recovery in this population.
Descriptor Terms: ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS, ELECTRICAL STIMULATION, OUTCOMES, REHABILITATION SERVICES, STROKE.

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Citation: Seniow, Joanna, Polanowska, Katarzyna, Lesniak, Marcin, Czlonkowska, Anna. (2016). Adding transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to visual scanning training does not enhance treatment effect on hemispatial neglect: A randomized, controlled, double-blind study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation , 23(6), Pgs. 377-383. Retrieved 1/14/2018, from REHABDATA database.