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ArticleTheranostics2020

Theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation promotes stroke recovery by vascular protection and neovascularization.

Xuemei Zong, Yuyu Li, Cui Liu, Wenxuan Qi, Dong Han, Lorelei Tucker, Yan Dong, Shuqun Hu, Xianliang Yan, Quanguang Zhang

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Article in Theranostics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
84citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 132 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Systematic review and meta-analysis of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for activities of daily living in Alzheimer's disease.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  3. High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) impacts activities of daily living of patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023
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  7. Efficacy of hip abductors exercise training combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024
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  11. LGALS9 Is Beneficial to the Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Ischemic Stroke.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  18. Targeting angiogenesis and white matter repair for enhanced functional recovery after acute ischemic stroke: A focus on the roles of glial cells.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026
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24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuemei ZongEmergency Medicine Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Yuyu LiEmergency Medicine Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Cui LiuEmergency Medicine Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Wenxuan QiEmergency Medicine Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Dong HanEmergency Medicine Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Lorelei TuckerDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Yan DongDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Shuqun HuEmergency Medicine Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Xianliang YanEmergency Medicine Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 Huaihai Road, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Quanguang ZhangDepartment of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Augusta University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Neovascularization, PhysiologicAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMicrovesselsRatsRecovery of FunctionStroke RehabilitationThrombotic StrokeTranscranial Magnetic StimulationangiogenesisHIF-1αischemic strokeTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)vascular protectionvascular repair

Identifiers

PMID33204331
PMCPMC7667689
OpenAlexW3096585599

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