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REVIEW article
Front. Neurosci.
Sec. Brain Imaging Methods
Volume 18 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1495435
Overview of evidence-based research on acupuncture for stroke treatment using magnetic resonance imaging technology
Provisionally accepted- The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Background: Stroke is a neurological condition characterised by high rates of disability and mortality. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used to examine the mechanisms of acupuncture in stroke treatment. Purpose: This review provides neuroimaging evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture in treating stroke using MRI. Method: We conducted a comprehensive search of databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wan Fang Data, Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM), and Chonqing VIP (CQVIP), from inception to April 2024. Relevant neuroimaging studies on acupuncture for stroke were included, and the research findings were presented through charts and textual analyses. Results: A total of 158 studies were included, and the overall methodological quality of the included studies was moderate to high. The results were divided into two categories: basic characteristics and clinical characteristics. Conclusion: We elucidated the neural mechanisms underlying the effects of acupuncture on stroke; however, the evidence remains preliminary. There is a need for large-scale, well-designed, multimodal neuroimaging trials. This review represents the first active use of an evidence map to systematically review and illustrate the current state of neuroimaging research on the acupuncture treatment of stroke, thereby providing a valuable reference for future research.
Keywords: Stroke, Neuroimaging, Acupuncture, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, evidence map
Received: 12 Sep 2024; Accepted: 28 Oct 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Ke, Shi, Zhou, Xie, Sun, Yu, Shan and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Chao Ke, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Wenying Shi, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Zhuo Zhou, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Zhengrong Xie, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Mengzi Sun, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Juli Yu, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Shengtao Shan, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Wei Zhang, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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