Abstract #4339

fMRI based evaluation of yoga-induced changes in ischemic post-stroke patients

Rama Jayasundar¹, Dushyant Kumar¹, Rajesh Mishra¹, Priyanka Jain², Jaideep Sachdeva³, Chahat Kumar¹, Priyanka Bhagat⁴, and Padma Srivastava⁴

¹Department of NMR, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, ²Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, New Delhi, India, ³Manipal University, Jaipur, India, ⁴Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

This fMRI study has evaluated for the first time, the functional changes effected by yoga in post-stroke (ischemic) recovery. Left hemisphere stroke patients (n=13) with motor deficits practiced Hatha yoga for one hour daily for six months under the supervision of certified yoga trainers. Pre-intervention, and 3 and 6 months post-yoga intervention assessments were carried out using fMRI at 3T and also clinically evaluated using NIHSS score. Results show positive response to yoga, reflected both in the significantly reduced NIHSS scores and the increased BOLD activity in the left pre-central gyrus region in the stroke patients.

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