Acupuncture-induced changes in functional connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex varied with pathological stages of Bell’s palsy

Xiaoxuan He; Yifang Zhu; Chuanfu Li; Kyungmo Park; Abdalla Z Mohamed; Hongli Wu; Chunsheng Xu; Wei Zhang; Linying Wang; Jun Yang; Bensheng Qiu

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Acupuncture-induced changes in functional connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex varied with pathological stages of Bell’s palsy

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Acupuncture-induced changes in functional connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex varied with pathological stages of Bell’s palsy

Xiaoxuan He, Yifang Zhu, Chuanfu Li, Kyungmo Park, Abdalla Z Mohamed, Hongli Wu, Chunsheng Xu, Wei Zhang, Linying Wang, Jun Yang, …

NeuroReport, Vol.25(14), pp.1162-1168

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0000000000000246

PMCID: PMC4166013

PMID: 25121624

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Abstract

acupuncture

functional MRI

Clinical Neuroscience

functional connectivity

Bell’s palsy

cortical reorganization

Bell’s palsy is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. In China, Bell’s palsy is frequently treated with acupuncture. However, its efficacy and underlying mechanism are still controversial. In this study, we used functional MRI to investigate the effect of acupuncture on the functional connectivity of the brain in Bell’s palsy patients and healthy individuals. The patients were further grouped according to disease duration and facial motor performance. The results of resting-state functional MRI connectivity show that acupuncture induces significant connectivity changes in the primary somatosensory region of both early and late recovery groups, but no significant changes in either the healthy control group or the recovered group. In the recovery group, the changes also varied with regions and disease duration. Therefore, we propose that the effect of acupuncture stimulation may depend on the functional connectivity status of patients with Bell’s palsy.

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Title: Acupuncture-induced changes in functional connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex varied with pathological stages of Bell’s palsy
Authors: Xiaoxuan He (Author) - University of Science and Technology of China
Yifang Zhu (Author) - Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chuanfu Li (Author) - Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Kyungmo Park (Author) - Kyung Hee University
Abdalla Z Mohamed (Author) - Kyung Hee University
Hongli Wu (Author) - Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chunsheng Xu (Author) - Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Wei Zhang (Author) - Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Linying Wang (Author) - Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jun Yang (Author) - Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Bensheng Qiu (Author) - University of Science and Technology of China
Publication details: NeuroReport, Vol.25(14), pp.1162-1168
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000246
ISSN: 1473-558X; 0959-4965
PMID: 25121624; PMC4166013
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99525807302621
Output Type: Journal article

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