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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2022

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Neurological Diseases.

Fahad A Somaa, Tom A de Graaf, Alexander T Sack

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 61 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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.

NCT06265922 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Cerebellar Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Coordination in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled30ConditionsPatients with Multiple SclerosisArmsHigh frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, Sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
NCT06900959 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Transcranial Static Field Stimulation (tSMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for the Treatment of Neurological Symptoms

TypeinterventionalSponsorNeuromed IRCCSRan2025 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsNeurological Diseases or ConditionsArmstranscranial static field stimulation (tSMS) and transcranial (tDCS)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The effects of rTMS on motor recovery after stroke: a systematic review of fMRI studies.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fahad A SomaaDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Tom A de GraafSection Brain Stimulation and Cognition, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Alexander T SackSection Brain Stimulation and Cognition, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
King Abdulaziz University · SAMaastricht University · NLMaastricht University Medical Centre · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has widespread use in research and clinical application. For psychiatric applications, such as depression or OCD, repetitive TMS protocols (rTMS) are an established and globally applied treatment option. While promising, rTMS is not yet as common in treating neurological diseases, except for neurorehabilitation after (motor) stroke and neuropathic pain treatment. This may soon change. New clinical studies testing the potential of rTMS in various other neurological conditions appear at a rapid pace. This can prove challenging for both practitioners and clinical researchers. Although most of these neurological applications have not yet received the same level of scientific/empirical scrutiny as motor stroke and neuropathic pain, the results are encouraging, opening new doors for TMS in neurology. We here review the latest clinical evidence for rTMS in pioneering neurological applications including movement disorders, Alzheimer's disease/mild cognitive impairment, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and disorders of consciousness.

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Alzheimerepilepsymigrainemovement disorderParkinsonstroketranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Identifiers

PMID35669870
PMCPMC9163300
OpenAlexW4280549720

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Registered trials

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