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SynthesisFrontiers in neurology2021

Does Cathodal vs. Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Contralesional Motor Cortex Enhance Upper Limb Motor Recovery Post-stroke? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Joyce L Chen, Ashley Schipani, Clarissa Pedrini Schuch, Henry Lam, Walter Swardfager, Alexander Thiel, Jodi D Edwards

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Cerebellar Stimulation: Lighting the Way.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2024
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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

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Joyce L ChenHeart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ashley SchipaniHeart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Clarissa Pedrini SchuchFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Henry LamSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Walter SwardfagerHeart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alexander ThielLady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Jodi D EdwardsHeart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sunnybrook Research InstituteHealth Sciences Centre · CAHeart and Stroke Foundation · CAJewish General Hospital · CAToronto Rehabilitation Institute · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

motor recoverystrokesystematic review and meta-analysistranscranial direct current stimulationupper limb

Identifiers

PMID33935936
PMCPMC8083132
OpenAlexW3155163915

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Registered trials

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