ArticleBasic and clinical neuroscience
The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Postural Stability After Acute Stroke: A Clinical Trial.
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- Pooled it
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for motor function in stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Standing Balance and Walking in Older Adults with Age-related Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for improving lower limb function in individuals with neurological disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized sham-controlled trials.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of 10-Hz rTMS over the leg motor cortex using a double-cone coil on lower limb motor recovery in subacute stroke: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Assessment of trunk flexion in arm reaching tasks with electromyography and smartphone accelerometry in healthy human subjects.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
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- Effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on postural control of individuals with major depressive disorder: A case report.SAGE open medical case reports · 2023Article
- Case report: Backward gait training combined with gait-synchronized cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation in progressive supranuclear palsy.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for lower extremity motor function in patients with stroke: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Neural regeneration research · 2021Review
- Immediate Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Postural Stability Using Computerized Dynamic Posturography in People With Chronic Post-stroke Hemiparesis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- [Brain stimulation for treating stroke-related motor deficits].Der Nervenarzt · 2019Review
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Abstract
introductionBalance impairment is a common problem and a major cause of motor disability after stroke. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether low-frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) improves the postural balance problems in stroke patients.
methodsThis randomized double blind clinical trial with 12 weeks follow-up was conducted on stroke patients. Treatment was carried with 1 Hz rTMS in contralateral brain hemisphere over the primary motor area for 20 minutes (1200 pulses) for 5 consecutive days. Static postural stability, Medical Research Council (MRC), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Fugl-Meyer assessments were evaluated immediately, 3 weeks and 12 weeks after intervention.
resultsA total of 26 patients were enrolled (age range=53 to 79 years; 61.5% were male) in this study. Administering rTMS produced a significant recovery based on BBS (df=86, 7; F=7.4; P=0.01), Fugl-Meyer Scale (df=86, 7; F=8.7; P<0.001), MRC score (df=87, 7; F=2.9; P=0.01), and static postural stability (df=87, 7; F=9.8; P<0.001) during the 12 weeks follow-up.
conclusionAccording to the findings, rTMS as an adjuvant therapy may improve the static postural stability, falling risk, coordination, motor recovery, and muscle strength in patients with stroke.
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