Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: review of the current evidence and pitfalls

F Fisicaro, G Lanza, AA Grasso… - Therapeutic …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Acute brain ischemia causes changes in several neural networks and related cortico-
subcortical excitability, both in the affected area and in the apparently spared contralateral …

The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review

A Dionisio, IC Duarte, M Patricio… - Journal of stroke and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Stroke is a leading cause of disability. Alternative and more effective techniques
for stroke rehabilitation have been sought to overcome limitations of conventional therapies …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for management of post-stroke impairments: An overview of systematic reviews

WJ Kim, C Rosselin, B Amatya… - Journal of …, 2020 - medicaljournalssweden.se
Objective: To evaluate evidence from published systematic reviews of clinical trials to
determine the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in stroke …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits from repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in post-stroke rehabilitation

M Starosta, N Cichoń, J Saluk-Bijak, E Miller - Journal of clinical medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stroke is an acute neurovascular central nervous system (CNS) injury and one of the main
causes of long-term disability and mortality. Post-stroke rehabilitation as part of recovery is …

Evidence of rTMS for motor or cognitive stroke recovery: hype or hope?

J Hofmeijer, F Ham, G Kwakkel - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Evidence of efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
for stroke recovery is hampered by an unexplained variability of reported effect sizes and an …

The effect and optimal parameters of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor recovery in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

H Xiang, J Sun, X Tang, K Zeng… - Clinical rehabilitation, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The primary aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of repetitive
transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on limb movement recovery post-stroke and cortex …

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor functions in patients with stroke: a meta-analysis

WY Hsu, CH Cheng, KK Liao, IH Lee, YY Lin - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to perform a meta-analysis of
studies that investigated the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation in modulating cortical excitability in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Bai, J Zhang, KNK Fong - Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2022 - Springer
Background Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has attracted plenty of attention as it
has been proved to be effective in facilitating motor recovery in patients with stroke. The aim …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of parameters of stimulation, clinical trial design characteristics, and motor outcomes in non-invasive brain stimulation in stroke

BO Adeyemo, M Simis, DD Macea, F Fregni - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Introduction/Objectives: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial
direct current stimulation are two powerful non-invasive neuromodulatory therapies that …

Effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) after acute stroke: A one‐year longitudinal randomized trial

YZ Guan, J Li, XW Zhang, S Wu, H Du… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To evaluate the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on
motor recovery after stroke using a prospective, double‐blind, randomized, sham‐controlled …