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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Effect of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) on Executive Functioning, Attention and Memory in Rehabilitation Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.

Takatoshi Hara, Aturan Shanmugalingam, Amanda McIntyre, Amer M Burhan

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. TMS and tDCS as potential tools for the treatment of cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  14. High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation modulates theta response during a Go-NoGo task in traumatic brain injury.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Takatoshi HaraDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4153-168X
Aturan ShanmugalingamSt. Joseph's Health Care, Parkwood Institute Mental Health, London, ON N6A 4V2, Canada.
Amanda McIntyreParkwood Institute Research, Parkwood Institute, London, ON N6C 0A7, Canada.
Amer M BurhanParkwood Institute Research, Parkwood Institute, London, ON N6C 0A7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9888-008X
Western University · CAJikei University School of Medicine · JPParkwood Institute · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the potential of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) for therapeutic effects on cognitive functions has been explored for populations with traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, there is no systematic NIBS review of TBI cognitive impairment with a focus on stimulation sites and stimulation parameters. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review examining the effectiveness and safety of NIBS for cognitive impairment after a TBI. This study was prospectively registered with the PROSPERO database of systematic reviews (CRD42020183298). All English articles from the following databases were searched from inception up to 31 December 2020: Pubmed/MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and CENTRAL. Randomized and prospective controlled trials, including cross-over studies, were included for analysis. Studies with at least five individuals with TBI, whereby at least five sessions of NIBS were provided and used standardized neuropsychological measurement of cognition, were included. A total of five studies met eligibility criteria. Two studies used repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and three studies used transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). The pooled sample size was 44 individuals for rTMS and 91 for tDCS. Three of five studies combined cognitive training or additional therapy (computer assisted) with NIBS. Regarding rTMS, target symptoms included attention (

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non-invasive brain stimulationtranscranial direct current stimulationtranscranial magnetic stimulationtraumatic brain injury

Identifiers

PMID33807188
PMCPMC8066265
OpenAlexW3147168788

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