AUTHOR=Lin Dan , Gao Jinyang , Lu Mengxin , Han Xiao , Tan Zhongjian , Zou Yihuai , Cui Fangyuan 

TITLE=Scalp acupuncture regulates functional connectivity of cerebral hemispheres in patients with hemiplegia after stroke

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1083066

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2023.1083066

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Stroke is a common cause of acquired disability on a global scale. Patients with motor dysfunction after stroke reduced life quality and suffer from economic burden. Scalp acupuncture has been proven to be an effective treatment for motor recovery after stroke. However, the neural mechanism of scalp acupuncture for motor function recovery is unclear. This study aims to investigate functional connectivity (FC) changes of region-of-interest (ROI) and other brain regions to interpret the neural mechanism of scalp acupuncture.