ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2023
Efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation for disorders of consciousness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex promotes recovery of consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Noninvasive neuromodulation for disorders of consciousness: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of non-invasive brain stimulation on cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with carbon monoxide poisoning: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Non-invasive neuroregulation techniques applied to patients with consciousness disorders: a narrative review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Potential scalp acupuncture and brain stimulation targets for common neurological disorders: evidence from neuroimaging studies.Chinese medicine · 2025Article
- Case report: Monitoring consciousness with fNIRS in a patient with prolonged reduced consciousness following hemorrhagic stroke undergoing adjunct taVNS therapy.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- rTMS combined with median nerve magnetic stimulation for prolonged disorders of consciousness following intracerebral hemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for disorders of consciousness: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for consciousness recovery in children with disorders of consciousness following traumatic brain injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Differences in the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and median nerve electrical stimulation in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after intracerebral hemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Neuromodulation for pediatric disorders of consciousness: bridging the gap between adult evidence and developmental reality.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) and compare differences in efficacy between different stimulation modalities. Methods: We searched the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and EMBASE databases for all studies published in English from inception to April 2023. Literature screening and quality assessment were performed independently by two investigators. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to evaluate the therapeutic effects of NIBS. The Cochrane Q test and I Results: A total of 17 studies with 377 DoC patients were included. NIBS significantly improved the state of consciousness in DoC patients when compared to sham stimulation (WMD: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.46, 1.17; I Conclusion: Available evidence suggests that the use of NIBS on patients with DoC is more effective than sham stimulation, and that rTMS of the left DLPFC may be the most prominent stimulation modality.
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