ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury: Current Status and Perspective.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effect of device-based neuromodulation on the motor recovery of patients with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2025Pooled it
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is associated with improved functional recovery and time-dependent changes in apoptosis-related execution-phase markers after spinal cord injury.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Ventral Cervical Epidural Abscess Presenting as a Stroke Mimic With Paradoxical Thoracic Sensory Level: Diagnostic Challenges and Multimodal Management.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Spasticity in Stroke and Other Neuromotor Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for upper limb recovery in chronic incomplete cervical spinal cord injury: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Rebuilding spinal circuit function after spinal cord injury through a patient-specific interneuron precision model.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Motor Cortex rTMS Alleviates Pain and Comorbid Depression After Spinal Cord Injury with a Correlate in M1 Intracortical Inhibition.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Feasibility of transcranial magnetic stimulation adjuvant therapy for chronic respiratory diseases: a narrative review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Translating a Preclinically Tested 15 Hz rTMS Protocol to Humans With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Safety and Feasibility Study.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2025Article
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- Enhancing Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury Through Neuroplasticity: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Repetitive trans-spinal magnetic stimulation improves motor function in rats with spinal cord injury and is associated with upregulation of EphA4 signaling pathway proteins.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) can lead to devastating dysfunctions and complications, significantly impacting patients' quality of life and aggravating the burden of disease. Since the main pathological mechanism of SCI is the disruption of neuronal circuits, the primary therapeutic strategy for SCI involves reconstructing and activating circuits to restore neural signal transmission. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a noninvasive brain stimulation technique, can modulate the function or state of the nervous system by pulsed magnetic fields. Here, we discuss the basic principles and potential mechanisms of rTMS for treating SCI, including promoting the reconstruction of damaged circuits in the spinal cord, activating reorganization of the cerebral cortex and circuits, modulating the balance of inputs to motoneurons, improving the microenvironment and intrinsic regeneration ability in SCI. Based on these mechanisms, we provide an overview of the therapeutic effects of rTMS in SCI patients with motor dysfunction, spasticity and neuropathic pain. We also discuss the challenges and prospectives of rTMS, especially the potential of combination therapy of rTMS and neural progenitor cell transplantation, and the synergistic effects on promoting regeneration, relay formation and functional connectivity. This review is expected to offer a relatively comprehensive understanding and new perspectives of rTMS for SCI treatment.
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