The direct application of vibratory stimuli is an effective non-pharmacological anti-spastic treatment that could facilitate stroke rehabilitation. These results provide good evidence of potential short-term benefits of anti-spastic vibratory therapy in post-stroke patients in terms of decreased muscle tonus and improved motor function.
This study investigated the relationship between dysgeusia and dysesthesia in stroke patients and evaluated the effect of carbamazepine therapy. Twenty-four patients with dysesthesia of the face, oral cavity, or tongue were divided into two groups: with and without subjective dysgeusia. Taste thresholds were objectively evaluated using the filter-paper taste test and electrogustometry. There was no significant difference in taste thresholds between the two groups. Carbamazepine had an effect on subjective dysgeusia in four of the eight treated patients. Dysgeusia with dysesthesia in stroke patients might be caused by disorders of the somatosensory pathway rather than disorders of the gustatory pathway.
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