SynthesisNeural plasticity2018
Noninvasive Brain Stimulations for Unilateral Spatial Neglect after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Nonrandomized Controlled Trials.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of noninvasive brain stimulation for unilateral spatial neglect after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation have a beneficial effect on improving unilateral spatial neglect caused by stroke? A meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Visual vertical neglect in acquired brain injury: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Brazilian practice guidelines for stroke rehabilitation: Part II.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022Guideline
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Neural plasticity · 2022Pooled it
- Volumetric analysis of the damage and response of non-invasive brain stimulation in patients with spatial neglect after stroke: a subgroup analysis of the ELETRON trial.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Trial
- Transcranial static magnetic stimulation over the motor cortex can facilitate the contralateral cortical excitability in human.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Unilateral Spatial Neglect After Stroke: A Pragmatic Approach to Assessment and Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Using mechanistic knowledge to appraise contemporary approaches to the rehabilitation of upper limb function following stroke.The Journal of physiology · 2025Review
- Efficacy of brain stimulation therapies across psychiatric, movement, and cognitive disorders: an umbrella review synthesizing meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
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- Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Neurorehabilitation in Post-Stroke Patients.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Reversing the Ruin: Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Restoration After Stroke.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2022Review
- Assessment tools for differential diagnosis of neglect: Focusing on egocentric neglect and allocentric neglect.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Noninvasive Human-Computer Interface Methods and Applications for Robotic Control: Past, Current, and Future.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Review
- The Effect of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) on Attention and Memory Function in Stroke Rehabilitation Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Brain Functional Changes in Stroke Following Rehabilitation Using Brain-Computer Interface-Assisted Motor Imagery With and Without tDCS: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Robot-Assisted Arm Training in Stroke Individuals With Unilateral Spatial Neglect: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Influence of Static Magnetic Field Stimulation on the Accuracy of Tachystoscopically Presented Line Bisection.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Developments in treating the nonmotor symptoms of stroke.Expert review of neurotherapeutics · 2020Review
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Abstract
Background: Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is the most frequent perceptual disorder after stroke. Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) is a tool that has been used in the rehabilitation process to modify cortical excitability and improve perception and functional capacity. Objective: To assess the impact of NIBS on USN after stroke. Methods: An extensive search was conducted up to July 2016. Studies were selected if they were controlled and noncontrolled trials examining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), and theta burst stimulation (TBS) in USN after stroke, with outcomes measured by standardized USN and functional tests. Results: Twelve RCTs (273 participants) and 4 non-RCTs (94 participants) proved eligible. We observed a benefit in overall USN measured by the line bisection test with NIBS in comparison to sham (SMD -2.35, 95% CI -3.72, -0.98; Conclusions: The results suggest a benefit of NIBS on overall USN, and we conclude that rTMS is more efficacious compared to sham for USN after stroke.
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