SynthesisFrontiers in neuroscience2022
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Improving Dysphagia After Stroke: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Synthesis in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation for Dysphagia Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation on upper extremity motor function recovery after stroke: a meta-analysis and dose-response study.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Effectiveness of nape acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Feasibility of Cerebellar Stimulation for the Treatment of Post-Stroke Dysphagia.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2025Trial
- Case Report: Improvement in Swallowing Function Following DLPFC-Targeted Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in a Post-Stroke Patient with Cognitive Impairment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as adjunctive treatment in Parkinson's disease: are we missing opportunities? An umbrella and scoping review.Brain communications · 2026Review
- Research on transcranial magnetic stimulation for stroke rehabilitation: a visual analysis based on CiteSpace.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Advances in Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.Alpha psychiatry · 2024Review
- Exploration of resting-state brain functional connectivity as preclinical markers for arousal prediction in prolonged disorders of consciousness: A pilot study based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Perspective on the clinical management of post-stroke aphasia and dysphagia using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS).Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- The effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation for dysphagia in stroke patients: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Review
- Dysphagia in schizophrenia: pathological mechanisms and treatment recommendations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Research hotspots and trends in post-stroke dysphagia: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Research trends and hotspots of post-stroke dysphagia rehabilitation: a bibliometric study and visualization analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Post-stroke Dysphagia Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review of Meta-analyses in 2022.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2023Review
- Commentary: The effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-stroke dysphagia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Non-invasive vagus nerve magnetic stimulation combined with rehabilitation training for vocal cord paralysis and dysphagia following brain injury: a prospective case series study.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: Rehabilitation of post-stroke dysphagia is an urgent clinical problem, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been widely used in the study of post-stroke function. However, there is no reliable evidence-based medicine to support the effect of rTMS on post-stroke dysphagia. This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of rTMS on post-stroke dysphagia. Methods: English-language literature published before December 20, 2021, were searched in six electronic databases. Identified articles were screened, data were extracted, and the methodological quality of included trials was assessed. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software. The GRADE method was used to assess the quality of the evidence. Results: A total of 10 studies with 246 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed that rTMS significantly improved overall swallowing function (standardized mean difference [SMD]-0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI)-1.07 to-0.46, Conclusion: rTMS improved overall swallowing function and activity of daily living ability and reduced aspiration in post-stroke patients with good acceptability and mild adverse effects.
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