The Effect of Electromagnetic Field Treatment on Recovery from Ischemic Stroke in a Rat Stroke Model Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Findings

" ... treatment for 4 weeks, one using theta waves (M2) and another using beta waves (M3); all groups were followed up for an additional month. Results indicate that the M2 and M3 treated groups showed recovery of sensorimotor functional deficits, as demonstrated by Modified Neurological Severity Score and forelimb placement tests. Brain MRI imaging results show a decrease in perilesional edema and lateral ventricle widening in the treated groups. Fiber tracts' imaging, following VLIFE treatment, showed a higher white matter integrity compared to control. Histological findings support neural regeneration processes. Our data suggest that VLIFE treatment, targeting a specific functional neural network by frequency rather than location, promotes neuronal plasticity after stroke and, as a result, improves clinical recovery. Further studies will investigate the full potential of the treatment." {Credits 1}

" In this study VLIFE generated an electromagnetic field around the animals with intensity ranges within ±0.5 Gauss, similar intensity to the geomagnetic field." {Credits 1}

{Credits 1} 🎪 Segal, Y., Segal, L., Blumenfeld-Katzir, T., Sasson, E., Poliansky, V., Loeb, E., … Bregman, N. (2016). The Effect of Electromagnetic Field Treatment on Recovery from Ischemic Stroke in a Rat Stroke Model: Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Findings. Stroke research and treatment, 2016, 6941946. doi:10.1155/2016/6941946. © 2016 Y. Segal et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.