SynthesisBMC neurology2025
Therapeutic efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on gait and limb balance function in patients with lower limb dysfunction post-cerebral infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Non-invasive brain stimulation for stroke-related motor impairment and disability: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative effects of six rehabilitation therapies on lower limb function and gait function in stroke patients: a network meta-analysis of 33 RCTs.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Effects of 10-Hz rTMS over the leg motor cortex using a double-cone coil on lower limb motor recovery in subacute stroke: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Rehabilitation outcomes of patients with posterior circulation stroke after acute inpatient rehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Advances in transcranial magnetic stimulation for psychological symptom management in Parkinson's disease.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Research on transcranial magnetic stimulation for stroke rehabilitation: a visual analysis based on CiteSpace.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Predicting efficacy of combined functional electrical stimulation combined with mirror therapy in post-stroke lower limb dysfunction: development and validation of a nomogram model.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis investigation is designed to evaluate the effects of rTMS and its varying stimulation parameters and target sites on the therapeutic outcomes for post-stroke lower limb motor impairment and balance, with the objective of pinpointing stimulation locations and parameters that are both reasonable and applicable in clinical practice. MATERIALS AND
methodsAn exhaustive search was carried out across the PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, and Web of Science databases to identify RCTs that assessed the effectiveness of rTMS in the treatment of lower limb motor impairment following a stroke. Meta-analysis was performed usingR statistical environment (V.4.2.2, www.r-project.org ). The review period encompassed the interval from the databases' origination through to February 18, 2024.
resultsResearch reveals that applying rTMS to the unaffected motor cortex markedly enhances gait speed in stroke patients,exhibiting a significant effect (SMD: 1.117, 95% CI:0.40, 1.82, I
conclusionsThe research indicates that rTMS has been instrumental in enhancing the post-stroke prognosis for gait and limb balance. Nevertheless, the therapeutic efficacy of rTMS is subject to the diversity in stimulation locations and parameter settings.
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