ArticleNeuroRehabilitation2024
Activation changes in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment receiving intermittent theta burst stimulation: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.
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- A systematic review of functional near-infrared spectroscopy-based task paradigms in stroke rehabilitation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Jiannao Tongluo Granules in the Treatment of Convalescent Cerebral Infarction: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Clinical Trial.Current medical science · 2026Article
- Neuromodulation and rehabilitation of post-stroke cognitive impairment: challenges and prospects.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Serum uric acid to creatinine ratio in patients with early-onset post-stroke cognitive impairment: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- A randomized controlled study on intermittent theta pulse stimulation for improving cognitive impairment after stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation of the left DLPFC on cognitive function and inflammatory markers in post-stroke cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) has demonstrated efficacy in patients with cognitive impairment. However, activation patterns and mechanisms of iTBS for post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) remain insufficiently understood.
objectiveTo investigate the activation patterns and potential benefits of using iTBS in patients with PSCI.
methodsA total of forty-four patients with PSCI were enrolled and divided into an iTBS group (iTBS and cognitive training) or a control group (cognitive training alone). Outcomes were assessed based on the activation in functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), as well as Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) and the modified Barthel Index (MBI).
resultsThirty-eight patients completed the interventions and assessments. Increased cortical activation was observed in the iTBS group after the interventions, including the right superior temporal gyrus (STG), left frontopolar cortex (FPC) and left orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Both groups showed significant improvements in LOTCA and MBI after the interventions (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the iTBS group augmented superior improvement in the total score of MBI and LOTCA compared to the control group, especially in visuomotor organization and thinking operations (p < 0.05).
conclusioniTBS altered activation patterns and improved cognitive function in patients with PSCI. The activation induced by iTBS may contribute to the improvement of cognitive function.
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