ReviewThe Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
Noninvasive brain stimulation in traumatic brain injury.
Review in The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 65 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Bilateral Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for the Treatment of Sports-Related Post-Concussion Syndrome (SRPCS)
Toward Personalized Treatment of Chronic Pain Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Paired With Deep Learning
Direct Current Transcranial Stimulation as Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy in Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Patients.
Therapeutic Effect of Neuromodulation on Anxiety Disorders by High-Definition Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Who cites it
65 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 154 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of rTMS combined with cognitive training in TBI with cognition disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024Pooled it
- The Neurophysiological Responses of Concussive Impacts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Pooled it
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Pediatric Motor Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Depression and Cognition of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Trial
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- Safety Considerations for the Use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as Treatment for Coma Recovery in People With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationTrial
- Stem Cell Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Translational Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Clinical Trials.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- Neuromodulation techniques in traumatic brain injury: a narrative review of the current state.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2025Review
- Neurophysiological Markers of Reward Processing Can Inform Preclinical Neurorehabilitation Approaches for Cognitive Impairments Following Brain Injury.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cognitive Function: A Pilot Study.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2025Article
- Individually guided neuromodulation in special operator veterans with symptoms of PTSD and traumatic brain injury: preliminary data from a chart review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Potentiation of cortico-spinal output via targeted electrical stimulation of the motor thalamus.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Exploration of resting-state brain functional connectivity as preclinical markers for arousal prediction in prolonged disorders of consciousness: A pilot study based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Targeting Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction in Pain.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2024Review
- Therapeutic management of ischemic stroke.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024Review
- The evolution of whole-brain turbulent dynamics during recovery from traumatic brain injury.Network neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Article
- POTENTIATION OF CORTICO-SPINAL OUTPUT VIA TARGETED ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE MOTOR THALAMUS.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Neural mechanisms of emotional health in traumatic brain injury patients undergoing rTMS treatment.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Article
- The Rehabilitation Potential of Neurostimulation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Animal and Human Studies.Brain sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo review novel techniques of noninvasive brain stimulation (NBS), which may have value in assessment and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
methodsReview of the following techniques: transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, low-level laser therapy, and transcranial Doppler sonography. Furthermore, we provide a brief overview of TMS studies to date. MAIN
findingsWe describe the rationale for the use of these techniques in TBI, discuss their possible mechanisms of action, and raise a number of considerations relevant to translation of these methods to clinical use. Depending on the stimulation parameters, NBS may enable suppression of the acute glutamatergic hyperexcitability following TBI and/or counter the excessive GABAergic effects in the subacute stage. In the chronic stage, brain stimulation coupled to rehabilitation may enhance behavioral recovery, learning of new skills, and cortical plasticity. Correlative animal models and comprehensive safety trials seem critical to establish the use of these modalities in TBI.
conclusionsDifferent forms of NBS techniques harbor the promise of diagnostic and therapeutic utility, particularly to guide processes of cortical reorganization and enable functional restoration in TBI. Future lines of safety research and well-designed clinical trials in TBI are warranted to determine the capability of NBS to promote recovery and minimize disability.
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