Towards the validation of the semi-specific model to assess PEMFs neuroprotective effect through numerical dosimetry

The application of low intensity and low frequency pulsed electro-magnetic fields (LF-PEMFs) may represent a neuroprotective treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The ongoing I-NIC project is a double-blind study, which aims to validate PEMFs stimulation as a non-invasive, effective, tolerable, and safe tool to treat cerebral damage in patients affected by ischemic stroke. Dosimetric evaluation through the novel semi-specific numerical modelling approach, applied on active and placebo patients recruited for the I-NIC project, is currently ongoing and is showing promising results towards demonstrating the possible correlation between the reduction of the ischemic lesion and the magnetic field values induced by the PEMFs stimulation.