Lateralisation of Cerebral Response to Active Acupuncture in Patients with Unilateral Ischaemic Stroke: An Fmri Study

Abstract

Active acupuncture results in lateralisation of functional cerebral response to the contralateral unaffected hemisphere in patients with unilateral stroke. This lateralisation may represent an effect of acupuncture in enhancing a compensatory process by redistributing functions into the intact cortex, particularly in the unaffected hemisphere.