Acupuncture Modulates Disrupted Whole-Brain Network after Ischemic Stroke: Evidence Based on Graph Theory Analysis

Figure 5

Mean area under the curve (AUC) values of the network efficiency. The patients had a significant reduction on the AUC value of both the global and local efficiency in the resting state compared with the healthy controls. Acupuncture intervention was able to make a noteworthy increase on the local efficiency, while having no distinct impact on the global efficiency. (stroke patients vs. healthy controls, resting state). ^#, ^## (stroke patients vs. healthy controls, in the resting state); (resting state vs. postacupuncture intervention, in the stroke patients).