Effects of Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve Combined with Intermittent Tube Feeding on Patients with Dysphagia Due to Cerebral Infarction

Xuan Wang, Jiang Xu

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¹ Huai’an Second People’s Hospital, Huai’an 223001, Jiangsu Province, China,

² Huai’an Second People’s Hospital, Huai’an 223001, Jiangsu Province, China,

CNR 2023 , 1(3), 13–19; https://doi.org/10.26689/cnr.v1i3.5677

© 2023 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

Objective: To study the effect of repetitive magnetic stimulation of the vagus nerve combined with intermittent tube feeding on the swallowing function and the incidence of aspiration pneumonia in patients with dysphagia due to cerebral infarction. Methods: This article recruited 60 patients after cerebral infarction as research subjects. The patients were divided into an observation group and a control group using the random number method. The control group received conventional rehabilitation treatment, and the observation group received repetitive vagus nerve magnetic stimulation combined with intermittent tube feeding on top of conventional treatment. The Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) score, Rosenbek Penetration/Aspiration Scale (PAS) score, and Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) score were measured before and after the test, and the occurrence of pneumonia in patients after treatment was recorded. Results: After treatment, the GUSS, PAS, and FOIS scores of the patients in the control group improved (P < 0.05), and the swallowing function improved; the incidence of aspiration pneumonia was 3.03%, which was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Vagus nerve repetitive magnetic stimulation combined with intermittent tube feeding can well improve the swallowing function of patients after cerebral infarction.

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